Object Permanence in 45 Seconds — CTET / TNTET Child Development

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Hide a toy from a baby —
does it still exist? 👶

Piaget's one-word answer is a CTET favourite. Most aspirants confuse it 👇

Object Permanence

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Out of sight isn't gone. Object permanence = knowing a thing still exists even when you can't see it.

When does it develop?

😢 Before ~8 months: out of sight = gone, no search

🔍 Around 8–12 months: baby lifts the cloth to find it

🧠 A milestone of Piaget's Sensorimotor stage

📌 A CTET, TNTET, DSSSB & Super TET favourite

Quick check 🤔 comment your answer

Knowing objects still exist when out of sight is called:

A · Conservation

B · Egocentrism

C · Object permanence

D · Centration

✅ C — a Sensorimotor-stage milestone (~8–12 months)

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