An infant watches a toy car go behind a screen presumably hiding a block.When the car quickly emerges on the other side,the child stares.This result implies that infants have which concept?
A)Conservation of volume
B)Conservation of number
C)Object permanence
D)Concrete operations

Question

​An infant watches a toy car go behind a screen presumably hiding a block.When the car quickly emerges on the other side,the child stares.This result implies that infants have which concept?
A)Conservation of volume
B)​Conservation of number
C)​Object permanence
D)​Concrete operations

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The scenario describes the classic object permanence task where an infant sees an object disappear behind a screen and then reappear. Infants who stare longer at the reappearance of the object demonstrate an understanding that objects continue to exist even when they are out of sight, which is the concept of object permanence.

​An Infant Watches a Toy Car Go Behind a Screen

An Infant Watches a Toy Car Go Behind a Screen