Young infants cannot appreciate the carnival game in which a pea seems to disappear from under a walnut, because they have not yet developed a sense of ________.
A) depth perception
B) object permanence
C) perceptual set
D) visual discrimination

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Object permanence is the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen or heard. This concept typically develops in infants around 4-7 months of age, so young infants do not have this sense and therefore cannot appreciate the carnival game in which a pea seems to disappear from under a walnut.

Young Infants Cannot Appreciate the Carnival Game in Which a Pea