Young Infants Do Show Evidence of Object Permanence If They

question 2

Multiple Choice

Young infants do show evidence of object permanence if they are tested in a different way. What is the evidence?

• A) They manipulate objects with their feet in a different and more advanced way than they use their hands.
• B) Although they cannot describe objects at the time, they can remember them and describe them later after they learn to talk.
• C) They make hand gestures that seem to describe objects they have seen.
• D) They stare longer at "impossible" events, such as a toy car passing through a place where they remember seeing a barrier.

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Definitions:

Eyewitness Images

Visual recollections by individuals who have directly observed an event, whose accuracy can be influenced by many factors.

Relatively Permanent

Describes the enduring nature of changes in behavior or abilities due to learning or development, indicating that such changes are not easily reversible.

Muscle Memory

The ability of the body to perform a movement or series of movements with improved efficiency and accuracy after repeated practice, due to neurological and muscular adaptation.

Adaptation

The process by which organisms adjust to changes in their environment or internal processes to maintain homeostasis.