Infancy and Childhood

By gemellishawn

  • Perceptual Development

    Babies about 6 months knew not to go near the edge.

  • Reflex Abilities

    Grasping Reflex - response when you touch an infants hand.
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    Psychology

  • Reflex Ability

    Rooting Reflex - response made when infant is touched around the mouth.

  • Development Of Language

  • Physical Development

    2 months - raise head to 45 degrees

  • Perceptual Development

    Visual Cliff - one part had a checkboard patern . The other part consisted of a sheet of glass with the checkerboard underneath it. Infants were not afraid of the drop

  • Perceptual Development

    Infants prefer to look at other human face and checkered patterns the most.

  • Physical and Motor Development

    4 months - sit with support

  • Developement Of Language

    Language and thought are close related each of them use symbols of communication. Step 1 - Child must learn to make signs using sounds as symbold usually happen in the second year

  • Development Of Language

    Step 3 - Next is grammer

  • Development Of Language

    Telegraphic Speech - able to speak and but leave out some words.

  • Development Of Language

    Step 2 - Must know meaning of signs