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Steve is playing peek-a-poo with his four-month-old son when Steve decides to hide behind the couch. His son quickly loses interest and goes back to playing with his toy. Why did the baby lose interest?
facial recognition
short attention span
object impermanence
object permanence
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object impermanence
At four months infants typically haven't developed object permanence — they don't yet understand that someone still exists when hidden. When Steve hid, the baby assumed he was gone and lost interest.
At four months infants typically haven't developed object permanence — they don't yet understand that someone still exists when hidden. When Steve hid, the baby assumed he was gone and lost interest.
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