Sylvia is playing with a small stuffed dog when it falls and rolls under her crib.She does not seem particularly distressed, and she does not search for the lost toy.According to Piaget, this would suggest that Sylvia:
A)understands object permanence
B)does not yet understand conservation
C)has not yet mastered object permanence
D)has mastered the concept of conservation

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According to Piaget's theory of cognitive development, object permanence is the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they are no longer visible. If Sylvia does not search for the lost toy, it suggests that she has not yet mastered the concept of object permanence. Option A is incorrect because if Sylvia had understood object permanence, she would have looked for the toy. The options B and D are irrelevant because they are not related to Sylvia's ability to understand object permanence.

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