If it’s not right in front of him, he doesn’t know it exists.
Actually, strike that. Squirrels remember that they’ve buried food in the ground. They don’t always remember where, but they remember. So they have object permanence.
Taco is more like a newborn infant. Lacking in object permanence (which is why peek-a-boo is entertaining for them, they think you stop existing because they can’t see you).
To be fair, he practices what he preaches: https://lemmy.ca/post/51478142
He’s like a squirrel.
If it’s not right in front of him, he doesn’t know it exists.
Actually, strike that. Squirrels remember that they’ve buried food in the ground. They don’t always remember where, but they remember. So they have object permanence.
Taco is more like a newborn infant. Lacking in object permanence (which is why peek-a-boo is entertaining for them, they think you stop existing because they can’t see you).