What Task Has Traditionally Been Used to Assess Object Permanence

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Essay

What task has traditionally been used to assess object permanence? How else has object permanence been assessed in infants? What conclusions can be drawn from the results of studies using these approaches?

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Definitions:

Relatively Efficient

Describes a statistical estimator or procedure that has lower variance or better performance compared to others under certain conditions.

Point Estimate

A single value given as an estimate of a population parameter, often derived from sample data.

Population Parameter

A numerical value that characterizes a given population, such as mean or standard deviation.

Sample Statistic

A numerical measure calculated from a sample data set used to estimate characteristics of the population from which it is drawn.