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It sounds like she lost a cognitive faculty called "object permanence." This is something children develop 8-12 months after birth. Before developing it, if the
by whimsy 15y ago
It sounds like she lost a cognitive faculty called "object permanence." This is something children develop 8-12 months after birth. Before developing it, if they can't see an object, as far as they are concerned it doesn't exist.
I imagine it would be a pretty frightening way to live.
- Alex3917 15y agoBaillargeon's study was able to detect object permanence as early as 3.5 months. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object_permanence http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object_permanence As we've gotten cleverer at constructing methodology, we've found that babies acquire knowledge faster than Piaget thought in almost all areas.
- whimsy 15y agoInteresting. Perhaps she was lacking something else, then, or perhaps the time it took for her to develop object permanence was a testament to her brain damage.