What Does Piaget's Cognitive-Developmental Theory Suggest About Children and Object

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Multiple Choice

What does Piaget's cognitive-developmental theory suggest about children and object permanence?

• A) Children develop an understanding of object permanence all at once.
• B) Children develop the skills that lead to object permanence by 3 months of age.
• C) Children come to understand object permanence even without prior experience.
• D) The development of object permanence is negatively impacted by early nutritional and relational deprivation.

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