Suppose you wave an attractive rattle in front of an infant. The infant reaches out to grasp the rattle, but instead you "hide" it under a pillow sitting in front of the infant. Now the infant acts as if the rattle no longer exists. This example demonstrates the concept Piaget called object permanence.

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Piaget proposed that infants develop the concept of object permanence around 8 months, which is the understanding that objects still exist even when they cannot be seen or reached. The example given in the question demonstrates this concept.

Suppose You Wave an Attractive Rattle in Front of an Infant