If an object is completely hidden from view after a 12-16-month-old infant has observed it, the infant will
A) lose interest in the object.
B) continue to stare at the spot at which the object disappeared.
C) begin crying and screaming.
D) search for the object in the last place that he or she saw it hidden.
E) retrieve a similar object to play with.

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Infants in this age range typically exhibit object permanence, understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen. This cognitive development leads them to search for the object where they last saw it hidden.

If an Object Is Completely Hidden from View After a 12-16-Month-Old