Abstract
Recent, well-controlled studies have reported that children as young as 2 years of age do not show reliable use of mirrors to localise reflected objects. A new method was used to test the ability of 2-, 3- and 4-year-old children to use a mirror to search for a hidden object. A toy reflected in a mirror was hidden randomly behind one of two identical small screens placed in front of the children. Despite the difficulty of the task, spatially accurate searching for the toy emerged in the 4-year-old group. The possible relationship of this development in the use of mirror reflection to other age changes in representational abilities is discussed, although the mechanisms underlying the age change remain to be clarified.
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