If Piaget were correct about young infants not having object permanence,you would expect that 3-month olds watching a car appear from out-of-view,travel down a ramp,behind a screen,and reappear on the other side would ______.
A)never be surprised by the appearance of the car
B)be surprised only when the car initially appeared from out-of-view
C)be surprised only after the car reappeared from behind the screen
D)be surprised any time the car appeared

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Piaget's theory of object permanence states that young infants do not understand that objects continue to exist even when they are out of sight. Therefore, 3-month olds would be surprised any time the car appeared, regardless of whether it was initially appearing from out-of-view or reappearing from behind the screen.

If Piaget Were Correct About Young Infants Not Having Object