Young infants cannot appreciate the carnival game in which a pea seems to disappear from under a walnut because they have not yet developed a sense of __________
A) conservation.
B) object permanence.
C) centration.
D) egocentrism.

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Object permanence is the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they are out of sight. Infants who have not yet developed object permanence would not understand that the pea has simply been hidden under the walnut and would be confused by its disappearance. Conservation refers to the understanding that the amount of a substance remains the same despite changes in its shape or arrangement, which is not relevant to this scenario. Centration refers to focusing on one aspect of a situation and ignoring others, and egocentrism refers to the belief that other people see things the same way as oneself, which are also not applicable in this situation.

Young Infants Cannot Appreciate the Carnival Game in Which a Pea