2. Development in Infancy Flashcards

1
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when does infancy begin and end?

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begins at birth and ends around second birthday

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how is infancy compared to other parts of the life span?

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more rapid growth and more discontinuity

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what is the predictability of the developmental changes in infancy?

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most predictable stage in the life span both in timing and in nature

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4
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what senses has a new born developed?

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tough, smell, taste and hearring

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what sense is the newborn yet to develop?

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vision

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describe the sense of touch in a newborn.

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Reflexes are present prenatally and responsive to touch, so the newborn’s acute tough and pain sensitive are no surprise

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describe the sense of smell in a newborn

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Newborn’s olfactory (smell) sensitivity is highly acute. They can distinguish the smell of their own mother’s milk from that of other nursing mothers (MadFarlane, 1975)

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describe the sense of taste in a newborn

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Foetuses have a keen sense of taste and swallow more amniotic fluid if it is sweetened: after birth a preference for sweet flavours remains

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describe the sense of hearing in a newborn

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Foetuses have acute hearing. At birth there is a temporary decline owing to the fluid in the inner ear, but this usually clears in a few days. One-month-olds can distinguish fine sound contrasts such as ‘bah’ versus ‘pah’ (Eimas et al, 1971)

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describe the sense of vision in a newborn

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the newborn’s visual organs and muscles are immature, precluding gaze control and focus. Visual acuity reaches the adult (20/20) level at age 6 months

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what are the survival reflexes in an infant?

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breathing reflex, Rooting reflex, sucking reflex, swallowing reflex

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describe the breathing reflex

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repetitive inhalation and expiration

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13
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describe the development of the breathing reflex

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permanent, although becomes partly voluntary

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14
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describe the significance of the breathing reflex

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provides oxygen and expels carbon dioxide

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15
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describe the rooting reflex

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turning of cheek in direction of touch

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16
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describe the development of the rooting reflex

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weaken and disappears by 6 months

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17
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describe the significance of the rooting reflex

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orients child to breast or bottle

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18
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describe the sucking reflex

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strong sucking motions with throat, mouth and tongue

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19
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describe the development of the sucking reflex

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gradually comes under voluntary control

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20
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describe the significance of the sucking reflex

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allows child to drink

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21
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describe the swallowing reflex

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swallowing motions in throat

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22
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describe the development of the swallowing reflex

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permanent, although becomes partly voluntary

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23
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describe the significance of the swallowing reflex

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allows child to take in food and avoid choking

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24
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what are the primitive reflexes in infants?

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moro reflex, graspin reflex, stepping reflex

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describe the moro reflex

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In response to loud noise, child throws arms outward, arches back, then brings arms together as if to hold something

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describe the development of the moro reflex

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arm movements and arching disappear by six months, but startle reaction persists for life

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27
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describe the significance of the moro reflex

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indications normal development of the nervous system

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28
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describe the grasping reflex

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curling fingers around any small object put into palm

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29
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describe the development of the grasping reflex

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disappears by 3 months; voluntary grasping appears by around 6 months

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30
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describe the significance of the grasping reflex

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indicates normal development of nervous system

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31
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describe the stepping reflex

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if held upright, infant lifts leg as if to step

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32
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describe the development of the stepping reflex

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disappears by 8 weeks, but later if practiced

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33
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describe the significance of the stepping reflex

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indicates normal development of nervous system

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34
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what are motor skills

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voluntary movements of the body or parts of the body

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35
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what are gross motor skills

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movement of large muscles - arms, legs and torse

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36
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what are fine motor skills

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movement of small muscles such as fingers, toes

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37
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what are the two trends that motor development follows?

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cephalocaudal and proximodistal

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38
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what is cephalocaudal

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motor development from head to tail

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39
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what is proximodistal

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motor development from near to far

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40
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what is the main action a healthy child can do at 1 month old?

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chin up

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41
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what is the main action a healthy child can do at 2 months

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lifts head 45 degrees

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42
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what is the main action a healthy child can do at 3 months

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grasp a rattle

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43
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what is the main action a healthy child can do at 4 months

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Sits propped with head steady

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44
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what is the main action a healthy child can do at 5 months

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rolls over

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45
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what is the main action a healthy child can do at 6 months

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sits in highchair without propping

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46
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what is the main action a healthy child can do at 7 months

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stands when propping

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47
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what is the main action a healthy child can do at 8 months

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Sits without support for one minute or more

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48
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what is the main action a healthy child can do at 9 months

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pulls to stand

49
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what is the main action a healthy child can do at 10 months

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crawls on hands and knees

50
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what is the main action a healthy child can do at 11 months

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walks when led

51
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what is the main action a healthy child can do at 12 months

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stands alone for 2 seconds

52
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what is the main action a healthy child can do at 13 months

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takes step or two without falling

53
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what is the main action a healthy child can do at 14 months

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stands alone for 2 minutes

54
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what is the main action a healthy child can do at 15 months

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walks well

55
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what is the main action a healthy child can do at 17 months

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walks confidently backwards

56
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what is the difference between anglo-australian and aboriginal infants in their motor skill acquisition?

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Aboriginal infants motor skills acquisition occur at a much earlier age than anglo-australian infants

57
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what is the broader definition of thinking in infants (or cognition)

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no language, non-verbal signs of thinking (e.g. redirected gaze, change in heart rate)

58
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describe the process of cognitive development

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it is a continuous process that starts at infancy, not something that emerges suddenly in later life

59
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what are the elements of cognitive development

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visual thinking, object permanence, anticipation of visual events, depth perception (& social referencing): visual cliff experiment

60
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how many stages are there in Piaget’s sensorimotor stages model

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6

61
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what is the age range of stage 1 in Piaget’s sensorimotor stages model

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Birth to 1 month

62
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describe stage 1 of Piaget’s sensorimotor stages model

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Reflex reactions

63
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what is the age range for stage 2 of Piaget’s sensorimotor stages model

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1-4 months

64
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describe stage 2 of Piaget’s sensorimotor stages model

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Primary circular reactions. Infants adapt reflex schemas to new situations (e.g. by sucking a toy in a different way from nursing at the mother’s breast

65
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what is the age range of stage 3 of Piaget’s sensorimotor stages model

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4-8 months

66
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describe stage 3 of Piaget’s sensorimotor stages model

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secondary circular reactions: Repeating acts found previously to be interesting

67
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what is the age range of stage 4 of Piaget’s sensorimotor stages model

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8-12 months

68
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describe stage 4 of Piaget’s sensorimotor stages model

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Coordinating secondary circular reactions: combining schemas purposefully to reach a goal (intentionality)

69
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what is the age range of stage 5 of Piaget’s sensorimotor stages model

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12-18 months

70
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describe stage 5 of Piaget’s sensorimotor stages model

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Tertiary circular reactions: Active means-ends experimentation with early insights into cause and effect

71
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what is the age range for stage 6 of Piaget’s sensorimotor stages model

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18-24 months

72
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describe stage 6 of Piaget’s sensorimotor stages model

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Beginnings of symbolic representation: Actions can represent other things (e.g. opening the mouth to represent the opening of a matchbox)

73
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what are criticisms of Piaget’s cognitive development theories?

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New research indicates that infants display cognitive understandings at a much earlier age than Piaget suggested. May confuse lack of motor skills with cognitive limitations. Memory limitations impacts on findings

74
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what does new research on cognitive development tell us that differs from Piaget’s theories?

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more continuity than change in cognitive development

75
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with regard to psychosocial development, what are babies born with?

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large repertoire of social-perceptual skills (e.g. detecting animacy, gaze following, social referencing, understanding other’s intentions and goals

76
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what do infants adapt their behaviours to with regard to psychosocial development?

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social cues given by trusted others (Visual cliff experiment)

77
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what is the level of an infant’s reactivity to social interactions an what are their behaviours shaped by?

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infants are extremely reactive to social interactions and their behaviours are shaped by social feedback they receive (Still face experiment)

78
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what do infants realise throughout psychosocial development about other people?

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that they are separate beings with different perspectives, one that can be shared (Shopping cart experiment)

79
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what experiences enable infants to become confident and autonomous children?

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the attachment styles they have with parents

80
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what does the theory of attachment indicate?

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that there is a string and enduring emotional bond that develops between an infant and a caregiver during the infant’s first years of life.

81
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how is the emotional bond described in the attachment theory characterised?

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by reciprocal affection and shared desires to maintain physical and emotional closeness. It is the basis for forming internal working models

82
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In Bowlby’s theory of attachment, what are the phases of growth of attachment relationships during infancy?

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pre-attachment, attachment in the making. clear-cut attachment, goal-directed partnership

83
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what is the age range of the pre-attachment phase in Bowlby’s theory of attachment?

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0-2 months

84
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describe the pre-attachment phase in Bowlby’s theory of attachment?

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Generalised sociability; indiscriminate social responsiveness

85
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what is the age range for the attachment in the making phase in Bowlby’s theory of attachment?

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3-7 months

86
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describe the attachment in the making phase in Bowlby’s theory of attachment?

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Maturation of readiness for attachment through visual face recognition, person permanence, stranger wariness etc

87
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what is the age range for the clear cut attachment phase in Bowlby’s theory of attachment?

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8-24 months

88
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describe the clear cut attachment phase in Bowlby’s theory of attachment?

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Differental proximity seeking, separation protest, clinging to attachment target(s) more than to other people

89
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what is the age range in goal-directed partnership phase in Bowlby’s theory of attachment?

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2 years onwards

90
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describe the goal-directed partnership phase in Bowlby’s theory of attachment?

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Relationships are mutual; child is sensitive to parents needs

91
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how many episodes are there in the strange situation test?

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8

92
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what are the three patterns of attachment?

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secure, anxious-resistent, anxious avoidant

93
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what are the additional categories of the patterns of attachment?

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disorganised-disorented attachment

94
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what does disorganised or disoriented attachment indicate?

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a great deal of insecurity

95
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does a child with secure attachment explore when a caregiver is present to provide a secure base for exploration?

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yes actively

96
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does a child with resistant attachment explore when a caregiver is present to provide a secure base for exploration?

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no, clings

97
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does a child with avoidant attachment explore when a caregiver is present to provide a secure base for exploration?

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yes, but play is not as constructive as that of a secure infant

98
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does a child with disorganised-disorented attachment explore when a caregiver is present to provide a secure base for exploration?

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No

99
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does a child with secure attachment respond positively to a stranger?

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yes, comfortable if caregiver is present

100
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does a child with resistent attachment respond positively to a stranger?

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no, fearful even with caregiver is present

101
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does a child with avoidant attachment respond positively to a stranger?

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no, often indifferent as with caregiver

102
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does a child with disorganised attachment respond positively to a stranger?

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no, confused responses

103
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does a child with secure attachment protest when separated from caregiver?

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yes, at least mildly distressed

104
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does a child with resistent attachment respond negatively to a stranger?

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yes, extremely upset

105
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does a child with avoidant attachment respond positively to a stranger?

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no, seemingly unphased

106
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does a child with disorganised attachment respond positively to a stranger?

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sometimes; unpredictable

107
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does a child with secure attachment respond positively to caregiver at reunion?

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yes, happy to be reunited

108
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does a child with resistant attachment respond positively to caregiver at reunion?

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yes and no, seeks contact but resents being left; ambivalent, sometimes angry

109
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does a child with avoidant attachment respond positively to caregiver at reunion?

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no, ignores or avoids caregiver

110
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does a child with disorganised attachment respond positively to caregiver at reunion?

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confused; may approach or avoid caregiver or do both

111
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what is the parenting style of a child with secure attachment?

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sensitive, responsibe

112
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what is the parenting style of a child with resistant attachment?

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inconsistent, often unresponsive (e.g. depressed)

113
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what is the parenting style of a child with avoidant attachment?

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rejecting-unresponsive of intrusive - overly stimulating

114
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what is the parenting style of a child with disorganised attachment?

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frightened (e.g. overwhelmed) and frightening (e.g. abusive)

115
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how do secure infants react with organised strategies when encountered with fear that has a solution?

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reach out to the caregiver

116
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how do avoidant infants react with organised strategies when encountered with fear that has a solution?

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defensively turn attention away from the fearful stimuli and focus on exploration

117
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how do resistant infants react with organised strategies when encountered with fear that has a solution?

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exaggerate attachment behaviour to gain attention of an inconsistency in the available caregiver

118
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how to disorganised infants react to their caregiver when they encounter fear that has a solution?

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they fear the caregiver they they rely on for protection and this face fear without a solution