Which of the following represents the A-not-B error that infants make?
A) Some infants do not search for hidden objects unless given an incentive.
B) Infants often randomly search for hidden objects but quickly become frustrated and give up.
C) Infants often search for a hidden object in a familiar hiding place even after seeing the object being hidden in a new place.
D) Some infants do not search for a hidden object for more than five to ten seconds and quickly become distracted by other, more interesting objects.
Ans: C) Infants often search for a hidden object in a familiar hiding place even after seeing the object being hidden in a new place.
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a. object permanence b. conservation c. centration d. reversibility
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