Studies of Infants' Understanding of Occlusion of One Object by Another

question 137

Multiple Choice

Studies of infants' understanding of occlusion of one object by another suggest that __________.

• A) the infant understands that the parts of objects are connected even when hidden
• B) the infant must have extensive experience with overlapping objects before understanding that the parts of objects remain connected even when hidden
• C) infants at 4 months of age are not surprised when a rod hidden behind a block is shown to be made up of two separate parts
• D) 4-month-old infants lack a sense of object permanence

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