A researcher hides the baby's toy under a cloth in location A as the baby watches. The baby finds it easily. The researcher again hides the toy as the baby watches, again in location A. The baby finds it easily. Then the researcher hides the toy under a cloth in location B. Although the baby saw the toy hidden in location B, the baby still looks in location A. What does this show?

The baby hasn't developed object permanence. This concept refers to knowing that objects exist even if you are unable to see, touch, hear, smell or taste them.

When the researcher hides the toy the baby believes it disappeared and it no longer exists. But the baby learned that the cloth was some sort of magical toy factory and that if he looked under he would find a new toy (even though it was identical to the one that ceased to exist).

The baby has not developed all of the qualities the baby needs but the baby will when the baby is older. The baby seen that the toy was hidden in A so the baby went back because that is where the baby first saw it. The baby thinks the cloth is some kind of toy to. When the baby grows up the qualities will come to them like a adult or older child.

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