Infants stare longer than usual at unexpected events such as a ball stopping in midair.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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The fact that infants exhibit surprise or increased attention to unexpected events suggests that they have greater cognitive ability than Piaget assumed. Therefore, he likely underestimated the cognitive capacities of infants.

Infants Stare Longer Than Usual at Unexpected Events Such as a Ball