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Disappearing Decalage: Object Search in Light and Dark at 6 Months
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Shinskey, Jeanne L. – Infancy, 2012
Infants search for an object hidden by an occluder in the light months later than one hidden by darkness. One explanation attributes this decalage to easier action demands in darkness versus occlusion, whereas another attributes it to easier representation demands in darkness versus occlusion. However, search tasks typically confound these two…
Descriptors: Infants, Object Permanence, Search Strategies, Light