Examples Of Object Permanence

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Object permanence is when is the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be observed. An example of this would be if you show a child at the age of 5 a ball but then you move the ball behind your back they will understand that the ball didn't disappear it is just out of sight. A schema is your understanding of what an object is and putting it into a category. If you show a one year old what a shoe is and how it is on your feet they might see a sock and also call it a shoe because it is on your feet. Assimilation is when you have a preexisting schema and you add a new stimulus in it. An example of a one year old correctly assimilating would be the one year old having a schema of what a tree looks like with only