AP PSYCHOLOGY

LEARNING

BIOLOGY COGNITION AND LEARNING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
An infant who has developed object permanence ____
A
is attached to specific objects, such as a blanket.
B
knows that an object, such as a rattle, exists even if it is not in view.
C
will see all objects as being the same.
D
cries when a wanted object is taken away.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Object permanence is a major milestone in the first of four stages-sensorimotor stage. This stage marks the period between birth and age 2. During this stage, your baby learns to experiment and explore through movement and their senses, since they don’t yet understand symbols or abstract thought.

Detailed explanation-2: -Babies who had not developed object permanence would appear confused or upset, as if the object had ceased to exist. Babies who had developed object permanence would continue to look for the toy.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -Object permanence describes a child’s ability to know that objects continue to exist even though they can no longer be seen or heard.

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