Millie tried to play peek-a-boo with her 6-month-old infant,but whenever she hid her face,he cried.When she tried it again 3 months later,he laughed and enjoyed the game,trying to uncover her face with his hands.This scenario exemplifies the development of _____ in Millie's baby.

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The scenario exemplifies the development of object permanence in Millie's baby. Object permanence is the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they are out of sight or hidden. At 6 months, the infant did not yet have this understanding, which is why he cried when Millie hid her face during peek-a-boo. However, by 9 months, the infant had developed object permanence and enjoyed the game by trying to uncover Millie's face. The other options, egocentrism, hindsight bias, and conservation, do not apply to this scenario.

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