Kevin and his mother are playing with an interesting squeaky toy. Kevin's mother squeezes the toy in front of him and then hides it under a blanket. Kevin has fun finding the toy under the blanket and then giving it back to his mother. After several rounds of this game, Kevin's mother hides the toy behind a pillow instead of under the blanket. Rather than looking behind the pillow, however, Kevin lifts the blanket to look for the toy. Which of the following statements is true?

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Kevin is making the A-not-B error, which is common in infants around 8-12 months old, where they search for an object in a familiar location (A) rather than the new location (B) where it was hidden.

Kevin and His Mother Are Playing with an Interesting Squeaky