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... > social science subjects > psychology > cognitive psychology > learning and perception > cognitive processes > perception (psychology) > visual perception > perceptual development: visual object permanence and identity
... > social science subjects > psychology > cognitive psychology > perception (psychology) > visual perception > perceptual development: visual object permanence and identity

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perceptual development: visual object permanence and identity  

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  • Two of our most basic cognitive capacities, and milestones in early cognitive development, are object permanence and object identity. Object permanence refers to the ability to understand that objects continue to exist even when perceptual contact is lost (e.g., recognizing that a favorite rattle still exists even when it is covered with a blanket). [Source: Encyclopedia of Perception; Perceptual Development: Visual Object Permanence and Identity]

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