Linda Acredolo placed babies at 6, 11, and 16 months of age in a room where they were trained to turn in one direction, say left, to make an interesting display appear in a window. The window was either marked with a big star or left unmarked. After learning to turn left to make the display appear, the babies were rotated 180 degrees. At what age did the babies begin to use the landmark to help them locate the window where the interesting display would appear?

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At 11 months of age, babies began to use the landmark (the big star) to help them locate the window where the interesting display would appear, showing an understanding of spatial relationships and the use of external cues for orientation.

Linda Acredolo Placed Babies at 6, 11, and 16 Months