Why do young infants fail to search for hidden objects?
Infants less than 8 months old appear to lack the concept of object permanence because they fail to search for hidden objects. However, when looking rather than reaching is assessed, infants appear to have object permanence long before 8 months. One explanation for the discrepancy is that young infa...
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ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst
1999
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| Online Access: | https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI9950211 |