Shinskey, J L (2002) Infants' object search: Effects of variable object visibility under constant means-end demands. Journal of cognition and development, 3 (2).
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Why do infants have difficulty searching for objects hidden by occluders before 8 months when other evidence has indicated they are sensitive to hidden objects months earlier? One explanation suggests that infants know hidden objects exist but lack the means-end skill to retrieve them from occluders. However, this experiment explores the unique contribution of object visibility by presenting 6- and 10-month-old infants with visible and hidden objects, although both conditions were equated for means-end demands. In contrast, there were no differences among 10-month-old infants. These results highlight the effect of object visibility on search and indicate that a means-end deficit cannot be the only cause of search problems. Explanations for the effect of object visibility are discussed.
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