object permanence

collocation in English

meaningsofobjectandpermanence

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object
noun
uk
/ˈɒb.dʒɪkt/us
/ˈɑːb.dʒɪkt/
a thing that you can see or touch but that is not usually a living animal, plant, ...
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permanence
noun[U]
uk
/ˈpɜː.mə.nəns/us
/ˈpɝː.mə.nəns/
staying the same or continuing for a ...
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(Definition ofobjectandpermanencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofobject permanence

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It is typically conceptualized as an ancillary deficit, that is, as a factor that masks the child's understanding ofobjectpermanence.
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To say that theobjectpermanenceliterature is an unwieldy one is something of an understatement.
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Early semantic developments and their relationship toobjectpermanence, means+end understanding and categorization.
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Physical knowledge is obviously central to the development of processes such as locomotion andobjectpermanence.
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For example, does cooperativity correspond to conceptual understanding ofobjectpermanence?
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I like this idea a lot : just as children need to acquireobjectpermanenceand other facts of contextual recoverability in the world, they also acquire the interpretation of pronouns.
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Who is right aboutobjectpermanence?
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However, the reaction of infants that had not yet started developingobjectpermanencewas more oblivious.
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True embodied cognition suggests that children would have to first physically engage with an object to understandobjectpermanence.
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However,objectpermanencewas still acquired similarly because it was not related to social interaction.
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In early sensorimotor stages, the infant is completely unable to comprehendobjectpermanence.
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Along with the relationship with language acquisition,objectpermanenceis also related to the achievement of self-recognition.
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They also begin to understandobjectpermanence, which is the realization that objects continue to exist when removed form view.
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Peekaboo is thought by developmental psychologists to demonstrate an infant's inability to understandobjectpermanence.
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Other, more specialized topics studied include amodal perception andobjectpermanence.
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The very earliest understanding ofobjectpermanenceemerges, as the child is now able to retrieve an object when its concealment is observed.
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However, many other types of animals have been shown to have the ability forobjectpermanence.
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At the same time, the concept ofobjectpermanenceemergeswhich is when children learn that something still exists when it is not seen or heard.
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Objectpermanenceis an important stage of cognitive development for infants.
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Objectpermanenceis a childs understanding that objects continue to exist even though they can not be seen or heard.
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