Danielle puts a compelling object in front of her nephew; then, when she covers it, the child acts as if it's no longer there. Danielle's nephew is:
A) a couple of months old.
B) around 8 months old.
C) around a year old.
D) over 2 years of age.

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Danielle's nephew is demonstrating a lack of object permanence, a concept typically mastered by infants around 8 months old. Since the child acts as if the object no longer exists when it's covered, this suggests he is a couple of months old, a developmental stage before object permanence is understood.

Danielle Puts a Compelling Object in Front of Her Nephew;