Infants accustomed to a puppet jumping three times on stage show surprise if the puppet jumps only twice.This suggests that Piaget
A) overestimated the continuity of cognitive development.
B) underestimated the cognitive capacities of infants.
C) overestimated the impact of culture on infant intelligence.
D) underestimated the impact of object permanence on infant attachment.

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This finding suggests that infants have a cognitive capacity for expectation and are able to detect changes in familiar patterns, which is in line with recent research showing that infants have more advanced cognitive abilities than previously thought. Therefore, Piaget's theory, which underestimated the cognitive capacities of infants, is likely not accurate in this regard.

Infants Accustomed to a Puppet Jumping Three Times on Stage