Exam 1 Flashcards
Intentional Communication: Andrew Locke stated a list of two types, what were they?
Active and Passive
Passive behaviors:
1) prefer moms voice to strangers
2) discriminate speech sounds of other languages
3) preference for face like stimuli compared to no fat elike stuff
4) intermodal or intercessory perception (Integration of info from 2 or more different senses)
Active behaviors
1) Social referencing( using someone as emotional guide in affecting ones own behavior)
2)imitation(infants imitate early on!)
3)Memory-example they knew to kick to get ht Emobile to move, 2 mo remembered relationship over 3 days and 3 most remembered a week, context has to be as same original learning
4) social smiling and gazing-being turn taking skills
social smiling-one person looks and smiles, gaze coupling two people look and smile
3 difficulties of active comm have to be faced:
1) at least 2 partners have to be involved in the process
2) early human infant communication
3) subjectivity and intersubjectivity
Characteristics of intentional communication:
a: EYE CONTACT
b: GESTURES
c: VOCALIZATIONS
d: PAUSES FOR RESPONSE
e: PERSISTENCE
When are the first signs of intentional communication seen?
There is no distinct boundary between behavior with and without communicative intent. There is no exact age when one would categorize an infant as intentionally communcative its a gradual process
Forms and functions of early communicative behavior
Imperatives and declaratives
Protowords
vocalizations used by children shortly before they begin learning real words, unique to child, consistent situations, family adapts (bibbin)
At what age do infants start becoming intensely interested in people?
approx 3 mo
Name two communicative functions
imperative declarative
5 characteristics of intention communication
eye contact, consistent vocalizations, persistence, consistent gestures, pauses
note:
infants will not learn to speak without social interaction
What caregivers do:
1) how they talk (INFANT DIRECTED SPEECH)
2) provide turn taking opportunities
3) behave inlays that may be supportive of infants attempts to communicate
What’s different about infant directed speech?
Pitch Intonation Rate Length of utterance facial expressions vocabulary use of questions infant behavior
infants with depressed moms
less reaction, generally not as happy
Create situations:
adult responsively is important for emergent of early communication
What benefit would the utterance of creating situations provide:
get Childs attention asks question names the object repeats gives feedback
Emergence of object reference
begins: 6 mo age caregivers start interacting with their infants by encouraging their interest on objects
Joint Attention (creating situations 2)
child and caregiver focus on the same thing
3) communicative style
verbally sensitive style: use continent comments, follow on the Childs interest, bases next statement on what child is focusing on
Verbally intrusive style: constantly redirecting the Childs attention
Adults probably use baby-talk characteristics to prelinguistic infants because
The infant pays more attention to the adult when the adult uses baby-talk
Early turn-taking episodes between adults and infants are characterized by which of the following?
The parent interpreting their child’s vocalizations
The parent does most of the “turn taking”
Infant vocalizations promote continued interaction
Pointing can be considered
A symbolic communicative gesture