Exploring Child Development: Object Permanence, Theory of Mind, & Conservation

10/23/23 • 19 min

How do infants develop the cognitive super powers that enable them to navigate the world? Psych PhD Chris Cole and cohost Joseph Tajaran discuss our 3 favorite developmental psychology concepts.

Object permanence: The understanding that objects continue to exist even when no longer visible. Develops between 7-12 months of age. Tested with the A-Not-B Task.
Theory of Mind: The ability to understand that others have thoughts, beliefs, desires, and intentions that may differ from your own. Develops between 4-5 years of age. Tested with the False Belief Task.
Conservation: The ability to understand that certain physical properties of objects (e.g., how much water is in a glass) remain the same even when their appearance changes. Develops between 7-11 years of age. Tested with the conservation task.

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10/23/23 • 19 min

Psych Papers - Exploring Child Development: Object Permanence, Theory of Mind, & Conservation

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Babies are really stupid.
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I would agree with you, yeah.
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But they're also really smart in a lot of
ways.
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We're not going to talk about that today,
and we're going to focus on how they're
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stupid.
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Okay.
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