On 07/07/2017 07:42, Steve D'Aprano wrote:
On Fri, 7 Jul 2017 03:05 am, Marko Rauhamaa wrote:
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[1] It may actually be instinctive -- there are studies that show that even young babies express surprise when they see something that violates the intuitive properties of identity. For example, if you pass a toy in front of the baby, then behind a screen, and swap it for a different toy before showing it again, babies tend to express surprise.
presumably this is after they learn (or make the assumption) of object permanence. -stuffed-with-assumptions-ly yrs- Robin Becker -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
