Marla hides Ramy's favorite toy under a blanket while Ramy watches.Ramy removes the blanket and squeals when he sees the toy.Marla again hides the toy,but this time under a different blanket.Even though Ramy saw where Marla hid his toy,he still looks under the first blanket and not the second one.Ramy has displayed:

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Ramy's behavior demonstrates the A-not-B error, which is when a child continues to look for an object in its original hiding place (A) rather than the new location (B) where they saw it being hidden, due to difficulty with inhibiting a previously successful motor response.

Marla Hides Ramy's Favorite Toy Under a Blanket While Ramy