Trey is nine months old and is playing with a ball.The ball is blocked from his view by a screen, and Trey behaves as if he knows the ball is behind the screen.According to Piaget, Trey has developed
A)animism.
B)object permanence.
C)conservation.
D)egocentrism.

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Object permanence is the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they are not visible. In this scenario, Trey's behavior suggests that he knows the ball is behind the screen, indicating that he has developed object permanence. The other options (animism, conservation, egocentrism) do not apply to this scenario.

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