Babies looked longer at a video in which a rotating surface seemed to pass through a hidden box than at a video in which the rotating surface seemed to stop against the hidden box. Their surprise at seeing an “impossible event” suggests that even young babies have developed a ___.

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Question restatement: Babies looked longer at a video where a rotating surface seemed to pass through a hidden box compared to a video where the rotating surface appeared to stop against the hidden box. This suggests that even young babies have developed a certain cognitive expectation about objects.
Option 1: sense of object permanence. This is the correct concept. Object permanence is the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, heard, or touched. The infants’ surprise at an event where the object appears to pass through a solid box (an impossible event) indicates they expected the object to continue existing behind the box and not to pass through it, which aligns with object permanence.
Option 2: theory of mind. Theory of mind refers to the ability to attribute mental states—beliefs, intents, desires, knowledge—to oneself and others. It involves understanding that others can hold beliefs different from reality. The infants’ reaction in this scenario is about physical objects and their existence, not about attributing mental states to others, so this option does not fit.
Option 3: secure attachment. Secure attachment describes the quality of the emotional bond between an infant and caregiver and is assessed through behaviors like seeking proximity or showing distress when separated. The described experiment focuses on expectations about object continuity, not attachment relationships, so this option is irrelevant here.
Option 4: concept of conservation. Conservation is the understanding that quantity remains the same despite changes in form or appearance, typically studied in older children (e.g., recognizing that liquid amount is unchanged when poured into differently shaped containers). The infant scenario concerns whether an object exists behind a barrier, not changes in quantity or amount, so this option does not apply.

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Babies looked longer at a video in which a rotating surface seemed to pass through a hidden box than at a video in which the rotating surface seemed to stop against the hidden box. Their surprise at seeing an “impossible event” suggests that even young babies have developed a ___.

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