Psychologist Renée Baillargeon Found That Three-And-A-Half-Month-Old Infants Appeared Surprised When

Multiple Choice

Psychologist Renée Baillargeon found that three-and-a-half-month-old infants appeared surprised when they watched a carrot pass behind a screen but fail to appear in a window in the screen. According to Baillargeon, this suggests that infants understand _____ at a much earlier age than Piaget suggested.

A) conservation
B) object permanence
C) centration
D) symbolic thought