Research has found that infants as young as 2.5 months of age have a rudimentary form of object permanence. Why then, do they not actively search for hidden objects until 8 months of age?
A) Coordination of acts does not occur until 8 months.
B) Children do not "look in order to see" until 8 months of age.
C) 8-month-olds do not yet perform primary circular reactions.
D) 8-month-olds lack the ability to assimilate.

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Infants do not actively search for hidden objects until 8 months of age because the coordination of acts, which is necessary for such search behavior, does not occur until this age.

Research Has Found That Infants as Young as 2