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In the first substage, newborns use their reflexes, such as the sucking and palmar grasp reflexes, to react to stimuli. During the first month of life, infants use these reflexes to learn about their world, through the process of assimilation; they apply their sucking schema to assimilate information and learn about their environment. At about 1 month of age, newborns begin to accommodate, or modify, their sucking behaviors to specific objects, sucking differently in response to a bottle versus a pacifier. For example, they may modify their sucking schema when they encounter a pacifier, perhaps sucking less vigorously and without swallowing. During the first month of life, newborns strengthen and modify their original reflexive schemas to explore the world around them.

In the first substage (birth to 1 month), newborns use their reflexes, such as the grasping reflex, to respond to stimuli, such as to grasp an adult’s finger.

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