Studies of infants' understanding of occlusion of one object by another suggest that __________.
A) the infant understands that the parts of objects are connected even when hidden
B) the infant must have extensive experience with overlapping objects before understanding that the parts of objects remain connected even when hidden
C) infants at 4 months of age are not surprised when a rod hidden behind a block is shown to be made up of two separate parts
D) 4-month-old infants lack a sense of object permanence

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Studies suggest that infants as young as 4 months old show an understanding that the parts of objects are connected even when they are hidden from view, indicating that they have a basic sense of object permanence.

Studies of Infants' Understanding of Occlusion of One Object by Another