The nurse is observing parents playing with their 10-month-old daughter. What should the nurse recognize as evidence that the child is developing object permanence?
a. She looks for the toy the parents hide under the blanket.
b. She returns the blocks to the same spot on the table.
c. She recognizes that a ball of clay is the same when flattened out.
d. She bangs two cubes held in her hands.
ANS: A
Object permanence is the realization that items that leave the visual field still exist. When the infant searches for the toy under the blanket, it is an indication that object permanence has developed. Returning blocks to the same spot on a table is not an example of object permanence. Recognizing a ball of clay is the same when flat is an example of conservation, which occurs during the concrete operations stage from 7 to 11 years. Banging cubes together is a simple repetitive activity characteristic of developing a sense of cause and effect.
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