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For the adult a physical object is usually defined by its boundaries, its unity, and its solidity as well as by its spatio-temporal continuity. This definition implies that not only the object is represented, but also space, and that a representation of the own body is situated in this space.
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Bullinger, A. (1987). Space, Organism and Objects, A Piagetian Approach. In: Ellen, P., Thinus-Blanc, C. (eds) Cognitive Processes and Spatial Orientation in Animal and Man. NATO ASI Series, vol 37. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3533-4_19
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