Regarding recent findings on cognitive development, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Most infants have to be 18 months old before they recognize themselves in a TV image.
b. Infants as young as three months acted surprised and gazed longer at impossible events, such as seeing two solid objects appear to pass through each other.
c. By the time infants are eight months old, they can remember where objects are (or should be) for at least one minute.
d. Children remain egocentric during the preoperational stage, becoming aware of perspectives other than their own after the age of seven.
ANSWER: d
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