A father puts his 5-month-old infant in his crib and then leaves the room. With which statement would Piaget be MOST likely to agree?

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Piaget's theory of cognitive development includes the concept of object permanence, which is the understanding that objects and people still exist even when they cannot be seen. In this scenario, when the father leaves the room, the 5-month-old infant does not have the cognitive ability to understand that his father still exists. Therefore, Piaget would most likely agree with statement B, that the infant fails to comprehend that his father still exists.

A Father Puts His 5-Month-Old Infant in His Crib and Then