To Test Whether a Young Child Has the Concept of Object

question 161

Multiple Choice

To test whether a young child has the concept of object permanence, Piaget would watch whether the child can

• A) play with a toy the same way the experimenter plays with it.
• B) state that the amount of clay or water stays the same after a distortion of its shape.
• C) answer abstract, hypothetical questions about the object.
• D) reach around a barrier to get an object that the child no longer sees.

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Definitions:

Clairvoyance

The alleged psychic ability to gain information about an object, person, location, or physical event through means other than the known human senses.

Telepathy

The supposed communication of thoughts or ideas by means other than the known senses.

Difference Thresholds

The minimum difference in stimulation that a person can detect 50 percent of the time, also known as the just noticeable difference (JND).

Absolute Thresholds

The minimum stimulus intensity required to be perceptible to the senses.