Question

Which one of the following examples best illustrates Piaget’s concept of object permanence?

a. Fifteen-year-old Kenneth finally understands his geometry teacher’s statement that two parallel lines might go on forever without ever touching.
b. Two-year-old Jasmine looks for a favorite toy her father has just hidden in a box.
c. Ten-year-old Margaret glues the pieces of a vase she has just broken, claiming that she’ll make it look "good as new."
d. Six-year-old Lucas thinks that his recently deceased grandfather is still alive.

Answer 1

b. Two-year-old Jasmine looks for a favorite toy her father has just hidden in a box.

Step-by-step explanation:

Jasmine is a two year infant typically showing the object permanence , since babies begin to understand that physical objects stay even if they get out of sight and that they have a permanence.

When she looks for a toy she demonstrates she believes the toy has not dissapeared, then she knows the toy is around there.

Piaget refers to these object permanence as a stage of developent in early years as psychological process begin to emerge-

"Object permanence" refers to an inborn's ability to know that objects still exist, though they can no longer be seen or heard.