Piaget believed that it was important for children to actively observe and imitate what they see in order for their learning process to reach maturity. He believed an appropriate interaction with the environment was necessary for children to encounter new discoveries and therefore expand their learning (Zastrow & Ashman, 2016, p.129)”. Even though this stage is rather short, it sets up the building blocks for the remainder of the knowledge that has to be acquired for the rest of a lifetime. Piaget indicates that during the final part of the sensorimotor stage, is when the earliest representational thought emerges, giving way to more complex understandings. Bowlby believed that the ability to form an attachment with another provides confidence
