when a child understands that things and events continue to exist even though one can't see or hear them, we say that the child understands
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http://books.google.com/books?id=2jCCXcJWZmAC&pg=PT148&lpg=PT148&dq=child+understands+that+things+and+events+continue+to+exist+even+though+one+can't+see&source=bl&ots=46nWWk3Gj2&sig=wrwbL_Mtk7Gn115gy32ARFYvdIw&hl=en&ei=nUPeSoCdMZC9lAeZmKk8&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CBAQ6AEwBA
extremely autonomous children
That's not the term that I read in that web site.
Autonomous children are independent; it has nothing to do with their perception of items and people who aren't in sight.
Autonomous children are independent; it has nothing to do with their perception of items and people who aren't in sight.
Are you talking about Piaget's concept of "object permanence"?