Baby Hugh enjoys playing with his dad's keys, but when his dad takes them away, Hugh does not search for them. Piaget would say that this is because Hugh does not understand _____.
A) conservation
B) object permanence
C) egocentrism
D) affordances

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According to Piaget's theory of cognitive development, object permanence is the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, heard, or touched. In the scenario presented, Baby Hugh enjoys playing with his dad's keys but does not look for them when they are taken away, indicating that he does not yet understand object permanence.

Baby Hugh Enjoys Playing with His Dad's Keys, but When