Piaget
theory - development of object permanence
Object
permanence in Piaget's theory is the child's ability to realize if
some object continues to exist even if it's not in his senses range.
According
to Piaget, babies in the beginning of the Sensorimotor stage can't
realize that some object still exist even if he isn't their visual or
contact range.
Example
Benjamin
is in the beginning of the sensorimotor stage. He knows his Mutant
Ninja Turtles Dolls exist only when his brother Eric shows him them.
But when Eric hides the dolls, Benjamin thinks they don't exist
anymore.
At
the Later stage the baby knows the object continues to exist even if
they aren't in his sight:
When
Eric hides the dolls from Benjamin, he knows they still exist, and he
can still play with them even though he can't see them rihgt now.
At
the end stage the baby understand that every action has a certain
outcome. When Bejamin throws his Michael Angelo doll, Eric returns it
to him, And Benjamin throws him back.
Benjamin
understands his action result, the doll will fall somewhere every
time Benjamin throws it.