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This 6 page paper examines disputes of Piaget's theory. New research is examined. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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that infants under the age of nine months do not understand that objects are permanent (Wingert, Brant, Gegax, & Nelson et al., 2005). The term "object permanence" is aligned with
the idea that one has the ability to understand and utilize visual images ("Object Permanence," 2008). It is a skill that is developed in the human being at around the
age of eight months old ("Object Permanence," 2008). It is an idea that would come from Piagets work, but today, some researchers believe that object permanence arises much earlier than
that. First, what is object permanence exactly and why are babies not able to understand the concept early on? Babies are born and do not really know very much. They
are new to the world and are interested in feeding and keeping dry. They cry when they need something and often, at least under the best circumstances, their basic needs
are met. They begin to bond with their primary caregivers, but when those caregivers are not in the room they do not understand that they will come back. Object permanence
is something separate and distinct from the infants recognition memory ("Object Permanence," 2008). A baby will be able to recognize his mother early on ("Object Permanence," 2008). This may occur
as early as the third day of life ("Object Permanence," 2008). At the same time, the baby will not cry when the mother leaves as when she does, the baby
does not think of her at all ("Object Permanence," 2008). The baby lives in the present and does not think about the fact that his or her mother may be
doing something else. Around the age of eight months or so, the baby goes through a stage of separation anxiety, something attached to the idea that when the mother leaves
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