Chapter 5 Part 2 Flashcards
Acts used to regulate the behavior of another person to obtain a specific result
Behavioral regulation
Acts used to direct another’s attention to an object, event, topic
Joint attention
Acts used to attract or maintain another’s attention to oneself
Social interaction
What are some examples of pre-linguistic language?
Gestures, facial expressions
Understanding that stimuli exist when not present in the immediate environment
Object permanence
How is the object permanence like at 4-8 months?
Reach for partially hidden object, out of sight out of mind
How is object permanence like at 8-12 months?
Look for objects when they see them hidden
Why is object permanence important in language?
It helps the child to understand decontextualized situations
Cause and effect
Causality
What is causality like in children who are 4-8months?
Think they cause all actions
What is causality like in children who are 8-12 months?
Mastered
What is an example of causality?
They control everything in their environment
What is imitation like at 0-6 months?
Imitate body movements and facial gestures
What is imitation like at 6-9 months?
Imitates simple actions on objects
What is imitation like at 9 months?
Imitates target action after a 24 hour delay?
What is imitation like at 9-12 months?
Produces novel and combined action sequences
Child directed activities that provide children with opportunities for learning
Play
What is play like at 1-4 months?
Grasps and looks at objects
What is play like at 4-8 months?
Repeats action on toys, pulls on objects/people
What is play like at 8-12 months?
Starting to see some of the developing concepts in play
What is the importance of play in language development?
Play provides a foundation of language; representing our world in a minuscule way
What is an example of play in language development?
A kid uses a stick to brush their hair to represent brushing their hair even though they know that a stick isn’t used to brush hair
At what age (in months) do children put things in their mouth?
3 months
True or false: At 3 months, children put things in their mouth because they are teething
Typically false; putting things in their mouth to explore the world
Crying, kicking, burping, cause something inside of them is happening; physiological response
Reflexive communication
Being able to respond to the caregiver; reciprocal and on topic
Social contingency
What is joint attention like at 4-6 weeks?
Caregiver places object where child can see it and says “look!”
What is joint attention like at 6 months?
Child recognizes caregiver’s pitch pattern and signal to establish joint attention
What is joint attention like at 7 months?
Demonstrates efforts to communicate intentionally; might point to initiating joint attention
What is joint attention like at 8 months?
Reach for object, look to caregiver for response
