exam 2 Flashcards
cephalocaudal development
growth starting at the head then going down
proximal distal development
growth starting at core and working its way out toward extremities
Development of vision
visual constancy: baby thinks toy is in same place despite different context
depth perception: visual cliff experiment
perception of form: babies prefer faces
cutaneous senses
heat, cold, pressure, and pain
babies like pressure, thats why we swaddle them, its comforting
different aspects of cognition
sensation, perception, imagery, retention, memory, recall, problem solving, thinking
piaget on cognition
the way information is processed and manipulated in remembering, thinking, and knowing
schema
action pattern for dealing with environment, how to respond to stimuli (elevator thing), schemas become more complex as you grow older
assimilation
incorporating new information to what you already know
accommodation
adjusting schemas to new info
Bruner’s 3 models of representation
enactive representation (action-based) iconic representation (image-based) symbolic representation (language-based)
language and communication: young infants
enter the world ready for relationships
delight in hearing language
respond to familiar voices
language and communication: mobile infants
follows line of vision (eye contact)
conversational (turn taking, gestures)
vocal production (cooing, abble, first words)
literacy
emotions
the physiological changes, subjective experiences, and expressive behaviors that are involved in such feelings as love, joy, grief, and anger
still face experiment
we are wired to recognize a lack of emotions in someone
the times when mom wasn’t engaging with the child was teaching it to build its resilience
functions of emotions
- help humans survive and adapt to their environment
- guide and motivate human behavior
- support communication with others