the development of object permanence

the development of object permanence

1. stage 1 and 2

   • child is egocentric: no real sense that object is separate entity from them selves

2. stage 3

   • focus on action o the external world
   • will retrieve partially hidden objects
   • action not object has achieved permanence

3. stage 4

   • increased coordination of means end behaviour
   • this allows for object search however is limited by certain factors such as stage 4 error
   • child still sees object as an extension of action

4. stage 5

   • exploratory behaviour leads to better search
   • but object is still dependant on action
     • invisible displacement error
       • if the journey to the object is not perceptible to child the child will not find it

5. stage 6

   • symbolic function