Suppose You Wave an Attractive Rattle in Front of an Infant

question 24

True/False

Suppose you wave an attractive rattle in front of an infant. The infant reaches out to grasp the rattle, but instead you "hide" it under a pillow sitting in front of the infant. Now the infant acts as if the rattle no longer exists. This example demonstrates the concept Piaget called object permanence.

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