Peek-a-boo is a game that parents enjoy playing with infants because they seem to be genuinely surprised when Mom or Dad's faces comes back into view from behind their hands.This game illustrates that children under the age of approximately 8 months have NOT yet developed which cognitive ability?
A) conservation
B) object permanence
C) facial recognition
D) egocentrism

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Object permanence is the cognitive ability to know that an object still exists even when it is out of sight. During the peek-a-boo game, infants younger than 8 months don't yet have object permanence, so they think that when they can't see a person's face, it no longer exists.

Peek-A-Boo Is a Game That Parents Enjoy Playing with Infants