Eliska is nine months old. One of her favourite games is peek-a-boo, and recently she has begun to pry at her mother's fingers when mother covers her face. Eliska has developed _______________, the understanding that mother is still behind her hands even when Eliska can't see her.

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Eliska has developed object permanence, which is the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be observed (seen, heard, touched, smelled, or sensed in any way). This is a key stage in the cognitive development of infants.

Eliska Is Nine Months Old