Ch 4 Three months of life Flashcards
How is hearing an early perceptual capacity?
prefer human voices and native language; perception of phonemes (basic language sounds)
How is vision an early perceptual capacity?
active visual scanning, contrast, acuity is 20/300 but good at 1 foot
How is Taste and Smell an early perceptual capacity?
Prefer sweet, sour, and bitter
How is Intermodal Perception an early capacity?
ability to process multiple types of sensory information
What is the earliest behaviors in the first 3 months of life?
Reflexes such as babinski, crawling, and eye blink
What is the Piagetian Theory?
Development is facilitated by active exploration of the environment
What is a Schema?
basic mental structure of understanding
What is Assimilation?
new experiences are added to existing schemas
What are Accomodation?
Schema is modified to incorporate new information
If someone knows a dog has four legs, fur, and a tail then the can confuse it with a cow, what is this an example of?
a schema, therefore the schema must be changed to four legs, fur and bark
What is the sensorimotor stage?
nfants are busy discovering relationships between their bodies and the
What is substage 1?
From 0 - 1/2 months, exercising of reflex schemas such as sucking on a nipple
What is substage 2?
1 1/2 - 4 months; primary circular reactions such as sucking one’s own thumb
What is Classical conditioning?
a learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired: a response which is at first elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone
What is Operant Conditioning?
Behaviors are shaped by their consequences
