Using Magic to Illustrate the Almost Magical Abilities of Infants: Class Activities with Object Permanence

Katie Grobman

Using Magic to Illustrate the Almost Magical Abilities of Infants: Class Activities with Object Permanence

Psychology

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Abstract

Object permanence is the ability to represent an object even when it is not visible. Is this knowledge inborn as Baillargeon suggests, or is it a long process of discovery, as Piaget suggested? I illustrate how we can engage students in this thought-provoking debate with two magic tricks. Students learn an example of a crosscutting theme in Introductory Psychology – how we understand a psychological phenomenon depends on how we measure it.

Original language	American English
State	Published - 2017
Event	Annual Psychology One Conference - Stanford, United States Duration: Jul 13 2017 → …

Conference

Conference	Annual Psychology One Conference
Country/Territory	United States
City	Stanford
Period	7/13/17 → …

Keywords

magic trick
object permanence
renee baillargeon
jean piaget

Disciplines

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Child Psychology
Developmental Psychology

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