AP PSYCHOLOGY

DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

NEWBORN DEVELOPMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Infant intellectual development includes (select ALL that apply):
A
Learning about hard, soft, bitter and sweet by putting things in their mouth
B
Learning that they have a name and will begin to respond
C
Learning new words so it is important to read to infants
D
Object permanence:they learn that an object that is out of sight still exists.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Object permanence means a child understands that things, and people, still exist even when they cannot be seen or heard. It is an important developmental milestone and a concept that was pioneered by child psychologist Jean Piaget.

Detailed explanation-2: -Your baby will begin to understand the concept of object permanence when she is around 7 or 8 months old. You can tell that your baby is starting to understand object permanence if she starts looking around for a toy you’ve just hidden. Separation anxiety usually starts around this time, too.

Detailed explanation-3: -The emergence of object permanence is an important developmental milestone and marker of cognitive development in children. While originally believed to occur later during the sensorimotor stage of development, researchers now understand that infants are capable of this feat much earlier in life.

Detailed explanation-4: -According to Piaget’s stages of development, object permanence is the main goal for the sensorimotor stage. However, more recent research shows that babies start to understand object permanence between four and seven months of age.

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