Because you are a developmental psychologist, you are often solicited by all of your non-psychologist friends to answer their many questions about their child's development. One couple is worried because their child does not search for objects that they have hidden. You reassure them that their child is following Piaget's developmental stages. How old is this child most likely to be?

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According to Piaget's stages of cognitive development, the behavior described fits within the sensorimotor stage, which spans from birth to approximately 2 years of age. The specific behavior of not searching for hidden objects is characteristic of infants who have not yet developed object permanence. Object permanence typically begins to develop around 4 to 7 months of age, but it's more fully understood and consistently demonstrated closer to 8 to 12 months. Therefore, a child who does not search for hidden objects is likely to be younger than this, making 2 months (choice A) the most likely age.

Because You Are a Developmental Psychologist, You Are Often Solicited