If an infant reaches for a toy hidden under a cloth, what does this suggest?

a. what it means depends upon the age of the child

b. that the child has a mental representation of the object in mind

c. it is still random activity at this age

d. what it means depends upon the gender of the child

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Asa Oconnell

Biology

5 January, 08:50

If an infant reaches for a toy hidden under a cloth, what does this suggest?

a. what it means depends upon the age of the child

b. that the child has a mental representation of the object in mind

c. it is still random activity at this age

d. what it means depends upon the gender of the child

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Malik Valdez · Answer 1

The correct answer is b.

The child is reaching for a toy which is not visible to him (hidden under a cloth), therefore, the child has a mental representation of the object in his/her mind. This action means that the child acknowledges that the objects continue to exist even when he/she can not hear or see them. This thought process is called object permanence and it is an ability acquired between the 4th and 7th month of a child's development.

If an infant reaches for a toy hidden under a cloth, what does this suggest?a. what it means depends upon the age of the childb. that the child has a mental representation of the object in mindc. it is still random activity at this aged. what it means depends upon the gender of the child

If an infant reaches for a toy hidden under a cloth, what does this suggest?

a. what it means depends upon the age of the child

b. that the child has a mental representation of the object in mind

c. it is still random activity at this age

d. what it means depends upon the gender of the child