An 8- to 12-month-old infant searches for a hidden object in a place where she previously found it rather than in the place where she most recently saw someone hide it.This is an example of what Piaget referred to as

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This is an example of the A-not-B error, which is when an infant continues to look for an object in its original hiding place (A) even after seeing it being hidden in a new place (B). This occurs due to the infant's inability to overcome their motor memory of finding the object in the original place. This is not related to sensorimotor thought or the development of object permanence, as the infant has already developed these abilities by 8-12 months of age.

An 8- to 12-Month-Old Infant Searches for a Hidden Object