During an average day,6-month-old Mercedes' parents unwittingly subject her to tasks that challenge her object permanence abilities.Which would be the best example of this task?

A) Her father tries to get her to imitate a sound that he is making.
B) Her mother accidentally drops a towel over a ball while Mercedes is playing with it.
C) Her father gives her a doll that she has never seen before.
D) Her mother tries to get her to begin to take formula from a bottle versus milk from a breast.

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Poppa Jiggy · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  This task challenges Mercedes' object permanence because she will have to understand that the ball still exists even though it is temporarily hidden by the towel. This requires her to hold a mental representation of the ball in her mind, even though she cannot see it. The other options do not necessarily require object permanence abilities.

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