It Seems That Infants Have Some Understanding of Object Permanence

question 40

Multiple Choice

It seems that infants have some understanding of object permanence early in the first year of life. We know this because Baillargeon (1987, 1994) found that 4½-month-olds

• A)reach for a hidden object.
• B)looked longer at an impossible than a possible event.
• C)have an understanding of naïve biology.
• D)become upset when a favourite toy is moved.

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