Infants Accustomed to a Puppet Jumping Three Times on Stage

question 80

Multiple Choice

Infants accustomed to a puppet jumping three times on stage show surprise if the puppet jumps only twice.This suggests that Piaget

• A) overestimated the continuity of cognitive development.
• B) underestimated the cognitive capacities of infants.
• C) overestimated the impact of culture on infant intelligence.
• D) underestimated the impact of object permanence on infant attachment.

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