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Dominic eagerly crawled toward the open cupboard. Just as he began to peer inside, his father bent down and swooped Dominic into his arms. His father said, “That’s not for you, Dominic. Let’s find something for you to play with.” Soon Dominic sat amidst several toys: a set of stacking rings, cups and bowls, and a giant telephone with wheels and a string. “Overdoing it?” asked Dominic’s mother. “Just giving Dominic options,” his father explained. “Everyone wants a choice, right?” Soon Dominic placed several stacking rings in a bowl and then tried to balance the bowl on the giant telephone. His father said, “See? Dominic’s figuring it all out in his own, unorthodox, way.” Dominic’s father grasps an important principle: individuals actively contribute to their own development, as noted in Chapter 1. We learn by acting on the world and making sense of our observations. In this chapter, we examine how infants interact with the world around them to influence their cognitive development.

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