Most Modern Researchers Suggest That-Contrary to Piaget's Claims-Infants Do Actually

question 175

Multiple Choice

Most modern researchers suggest that-contrary to Piaget's claims-infants do actually believe that objects continue to exist even when hidden in a new location. Why, then, don't they reach for such objects and retrieve them?

• A) They lack hand-eye coordination.
• B) They habituate to the object when it goes out of sight.
• C) They have a hard time overriding a dominant action.
• D) They lack visual discrimination ability.

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Non-Human Animals

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