Asked by Nardus Snyman on Apr 24, 2024
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Marla hides Ramy's favorite toy under a blanket while Ramy watches.Ramy removes the blanket and squeals when he sees the toy.Marla again hides the toy,but this time under a different blanket.Even though Ramy saw where Marla hid his toy,he still looks under the first blanket and not the second one.Ramy has displayed:
A) lack of centration.
B) lack of object permanence.
C) habituation.
D) the A-not-B error.
Object Permanence
The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be observed or heard, a critical concept in cognitive development of infants.
A-not-B Error
A cognitive error observed in young children, where they wrongly assume that an object at a hidden location remains there even after seeing it being moved to a new location.
Habituation
A psychological learning process wherein there is a decrease in response to a stimulus after being repeatedly exposed to it.
- Identify the concept of object permanence and its importance in cognitive development.
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Alisa Padgett7 days ago
Final Answer :
D
Explanation :
Ramy's behavior demonstrates the A-not-B error, which is when a child continues to look for an object in its original hiding place (A) rather than the new location (B) where they saw it being hidden, due to difficulty with inhibiting a previously successful motor response.
Learning Objectives
- Identify the concept of object permanence and its importance in cognitive development.