Even young infants will at least temporarily look for a toy where they saw it hidden a moment before.This suggests that Piaget
A) underestimated the importance of imprinting on infant attachment.
B) overestimated the impact of culture on infant intelligence.
C) underestimated the cognitive capacities of infants.
D) overestimated the continuity of cognitive development.

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Piaget's theory of cognitive development initially suggested that children weren't capable of object permanence (the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they can't be seen) until around 8 to 12 months old. However, research has shown that even very young infants demonstrate some understanding of object permanence. This suggests that Piaget may have underestimated the cognitive capacities of infants.

Even Young Infants Will at Least Temporarily Look for a Toy