Piaget believed that _________ appears in Substage 4 and enables the infant to realize that people and objects exist even when they cannot be seen.

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Object permanence is the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, heard, or touched. Piaget believed that this stage of cognitive development appears during Substage 4 of the sensorimotor stage, which occurs between 8 and 12 months of age. The infant begins to understand that objects have a separate existence from themselves and can be found again after disappearing from sight.

Piaget Believed That _________ Appears in Substage 4 and Enables