During violation-of-expectations experiments,when an infant registers surprise at an "impossible" event,this suggests that the infant has developed
A) superior visual recognition memory.
B) object permanence.
C) conservation of volume.
D) a sense of egocentrism.

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The violation-of-expectations experiments are designed to test an infant's understanding of object permanence, which is the ability to understand that an object still exists even when it is out of sight. Infants typically register surprise or interest when they see something that violates their expectations, such as an object disappearing and reappearing in an unexpected way. Therefore, if an infant registers surprise at an "impossible" event during these experiments, it suggests that they have developed object permanence to some degree. The other choices (A, C, and D) are not directly related to object permanence and are less likely to be the reason for the infant's surprise or interest in the experiment.

During Violation-Of-Expectations Experiments,when an Infant Registers Surprise at an "Impossible