preconceptual stage

pre·con·cep·tu·al stage

in psychology, the stage of development in an infant's life, before actual conceptual thinking begins, in which sensorimotor activity predominates.

pre·con·cep·tu·al stage

(prē'kŏn-sĕp'shū-ăl stāj) psychology The stage of development in an infant's life, before actual conceptual thinking, in which sensorimotor activity predominates.