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.
E) reversibility

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Object permanence refers to the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they are not visible or perceptible in some way. Without this understanding, infants would not be able to appreciate the illusion of the disappearing pea under the walnut, as they would not grasp that the pea is still present even though they cannot see it.

Young Infants Cannot Appreciate the Carnival Game in Which a Pea