Piaget may have underestimated infants' cognitive competence. For example, more recent research finds that infants develop object permanence, as well as , earlier than Piaget hypothesized.
A) accommodation
B) deferred imitation
C) simple reflexes
D) trial-and-error problem solving

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More recent research has shown that infants can engage in deferred imitation (reproducing the behavior of models after a delay) at a much younger age than Piaget originally proposed. This indicates that infants have a more advanced cognitive competence, including memory and the ability to form mental representations, earlier than Piaget believed.

Piaget May Have Underestimated Infants' Cognitive Competence