I read how babies, before they develop certain cognitive skills, generally think that whatever they don't see doesn't exist. That's why they have so much fun playing Peek-a-Boo. When you cover your face with your hands, your face literally disappears in his or her mind. When you uncover it, yo'...

Yes, I learned about this recently in Psychology. They have no sense of object permanence. If you leave the room, you're as good as gone forever.

_Jojo_ Yeah You Are +19Reply

yup
I learned this stuff in my intro psych class about a year ago

fuzala Yeah You Are 0Reply

Yeah, my psychology teacher said that's why a lot of babies cry when their moms leave the room. They think she's gone forever.

That's kind of sad if you think about it. It must be a little scary for them.

_Jojo_ Yeah You Are 0Reply

so cute when you kids are learning things!

Anonymous +9Reply

This explains why my cousin flipped out when her beanie covered her eyes. She pulled it off her face and instantly cuddled with me. So much feels...

BAAAAAAAAAAW :'D

fuzala Yeah You Are 0Reply

Developmental psychology is absolutely facisnating. There's so many things like this that you wonder how they even figured it out.

Mary Yeah You Are +1Reply

they do certain tests with memory

for example
they see if the baby recognizes a toy
if he/she gets bored with it
you can tell that he/she recognizes it

that's just one example

fuzala Yeah You Are 0Reply

If a tree falls in a forest..... oh never mind.

tl/dr?

you said that on another post of mine
but you agreed to both of them

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