Follow-Up Research on Infant Cognitive Development Suggests That Mastery of Object

question 43

Multiple Choice

Follow-up research on infant cognitive development suggests that mastery of object permanence __________.

• A) is not possible until age 2
• B) occurs in Piaget's Substage 4
• C) is a gradual achievement
• D) develops suddenly, at around 4 months

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Definitions:

Working Memory Capacity

The amount of information that can be held and manipulated in working memory at one time, which plays a critical role in comprehension, learning, and reasoning.

Sensory Memory

Sensory Memory is the shortest-term element of memory, acting as a buffer for stimuli received through the senses and lasting only a fraction of a second.

Iconic Memory

A type of visual sensory memory that holds a brief photographic record of the scene in front of an individual for a very short period of time.

Recall Cue

A stimulus or hint that facilitates the access or retrieval of information from memory.