Question

Marla hides Ramy's favorite toy under a blanket while Ramy watches. Ramy removes the blanket and squeals when he sees the toy. Marla again hides the toy, but this time under a different blanket. Even though Ramy saw where Marla hid his toy, he still looks under the first blanket and not the second one. Ramy has displayed_______

Answer 1

In the given situation, Ramy has displayed the A-not-B error.

Explanation:

• When the traces of latent memory are still left in the brain, one chooses to prefer relying on the latent memory over the active memory.
• This type of error is common among children below 8 months of age as they find it difficult to distinguish between the latent memory and active memory.
• The A-not-B error is named so because there is a confusion between two choices available in the memory.