Around the Sixth Month, an Infant Searches for an Object

question 23

Multiple Choice

Around the sixth month, an infant searches for an object that has rolled out of sight. In the context of Piaget's stages of development, this is evidence of _________.

• A) canalization
• B) habituation
• C) object permanence
• D) object representation

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Definitions:

Diploid Organism

An organism whose cells contain two sets of chromosomes, one set inherited from each parent.

Meiosis

A type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, resulting in the production of four genetically distinct haploid gametes.

Meiosis

Meiosis is a type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, resulting in four daughter cells, each with a unique set of chromosomes; it is essential for sexual reproduction.

Zygote

The initial cell formed when a sperm cell fertilizes an egg cell, representing the earliest stage of development in many organisms.