object permanence

(noun)

The understanding (typically developed during early infancy) that an object still exists even when it disappears from sight, or other senses.

Related Terms

  • genetic epistemology
  • accommodation

Examples of object permanence in the following topics:

  • Piaget

    • The development of object permanence is one of the most important accomplishments of this stage.
    • During this stage, the child learns to use and to represent objects by images, words, and drawings.
    • In this stage, children develop the appropriate use of logic and are able to think abstractly, make rational judgments about concrete phenomena, and systematically manipulate symbols related to concrete objects.
  • Theoretical Perspectives on Childhood Socialization

    • This observation is called object permanence.
    • The child begins to use symbols to represent objects.
    • This person no longer requires concrete objects to make rational judgements and is capable of hypothetical and deductive reasoning.
  • Rape

    • In modern legal understanding, consent may be explicit or implied by context, but the absence of objection never itself constitutes consent, and consent can be withdrawn at any time.
    • These instances now include temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity, and incapacity caused by the use of drugs or alcohol.
  • Immigration and Illegal Immigration

    • Immigration is the act of foreigners passing or coming into a country for the purpose of permanent residence.
    • Immigration is the act of foreigners passing or coming into a country for the purpose of permanent residence.
    • In 2006, the United States accepted more legal immigrants as permanent residents than all other countries in the world combined.
  • Objective vs. Critical vs. Subjective

    • By far the most common is the objective approach advocated by Max Weber.
    • As a result, current debates typically center around objective (an ideal) versus subjective (data-based) interpretations of science while scholars continue to debate the merits and limitations of subjective/objective versus critical approaches.
    • Some examples of the subjective basis of both "objective" and "critical" sociology may illustrate the point.
    • As a result, researchers can - as Feminists have long argued - attempt to be as objective as possible, but never actually hope to reach objectivity.
    • As a result, Weber's objectivity dissolves before the teacher ever enters the classroom.
  • Islam

    • In 2005, more people from Islamic countries became legal permanent United States residents than in any year in the previous two decades (nearly 96,000).
    • As a result, the immigrants settled in the United States permanently.
  • Sexual Behavior: Kinsey's Study

    • This system attempts to describe a person's sexual history or episodes of sexual activity at a given point in time, rather than assigning an individual an overarching and permanent sexual orientation.
    • As one can see, Kinsey rejected the idea of a permanent status of sexual orientation and instead chose to rely on a rating relating to a particular moment in one's life, indicating that sexuality changes over time.
  • Material Culture

    • Material culture consists in physical objects that humans make.
    • These objects inevitably reflect the historical, geographic, and social conditions of their origin.
    • People's relationship to and perception of objects are socially and culturally dependent.
    • Material culture is also a term used by historians, sometimes termed "material history," which refers to the study of ancient objects and artifacts in order to understand how a particular culture was organized and functioned over time.
  • Marital Residence

    • Cohabitation is an arrangement where two people who are not married live together in an physically and emotionally intimate relationship on a long-term or permanent basis .
  • Social Institutions

    • Institutions are identified with a social purpose and permanence, transcending individual lives and intention by enforcing rules that govern cooperative behavior.
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