One benefit for parents of their infant's lack of object permanence is that _____.
A) they can put a desirable object out of sight, and their infant will forget about it
B) the infant will not desire any specific objects
C) different objects can serve as security objects
D) parents can permanently delay the onset of materialistic attitudes

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If infants have not developed object permanence, they cannot mentally represent a hidden object. Therefore, if parents put a desirable object out of sight, their infant will forget about it since they are not able to retain a mental image of it.

One Benefit for Parents of Their Infant's Lack of Object