Object permanence is the cognitive ability to understand that objects continue to exist even when they are out of sight or no longer being interacted with. It is an important developmental milestone in early childhood and is typically acquired around 7-9 months of age.
Object permanence falls under Piaget's sensorimotor stage, from birth to about age 2. Peek-a-boo is an example of object permanence. When the person covers their face with their hands, the baby believes that they simply disappeared. So when the person reveals their face, the baby laughs because they don't see how they just disappeared and popped out of the no where. Young infants lack object permanence.
Representational thought occurs first, because in order to know that something exists without being able to see or touch it (object permanence), you must be able to picture it in your head (representational thought)
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The stage of cognitive development when children learn to coordinate vision with touch is the sensorimotor stage, according to Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development. In this stage, which typically occurs from birth to age 2, infants develop object permanence and understand that objects still exist even when they are out of sight.
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