Infants/Toddlers Flashcards
9 characteristics from birth
activity level persistence distractability initial reaction adaptibility mood intensity sensitivity regularity
Alexander Thomas, Stella Chess
1950’s
infant temperment
9 characteristics from birth
self-soothing
3-4 mo
newborn
rooting, sucking, crying
moro reflex, grasping, head control
tracking
bonding, skin to skin
John Bowlby
attachment - relationship based on critical need, inc survival
“bonding” - doesn’t directly affect survival but has a profound
“mothers” - responsive to needs, sense of security
proximity-seeking behaviors
contact-maintaining behaviors (safe haven, safe base, separation distress)
Margaret Mahler
mother is an extension of the infant themself
separation individualation
Harlow’s Monkeys
1960s
rhesus babies taken from mother 6-12 hrs after birth
baby goes to mesh surrogate mother even compared to wire one that gives it food
strange behaviors later in life - rocking, aggression, atypical sexuality
“motherless mothers” - negligent or aggressive
caregiver = food, safety, warmth, love, affection
secure attachment
children - can separate from parent - seeks comfort from parent - return of parent met positively - prefers parents to strangers adults - have trusting, lasting relationships - trend towards good self-esteem - comfortable sharing feelings - seek out social support
Mary Ainsworth
worked with Bowlby
assessment of attachment
“strange situation” - 8 episodes
Jean Piaget
theory of intelligence - adaptation to one’s environment, balance between needs and demands
cognition moves us past action into symbolic though
schemes, assimilation, accommodation
sensorimotor period
birth to 2 years
0-1 mo
exercising reflexes:
reflex activity
sensorimotor
1-4 mo
primary circular reactions:
activities with own body repeated
coordination
4-8 mo
secondary circular reactions:
actions to make interests persist
involve events or actions
8-12 mo
coordination of sensory schemes:
combining schemes to obtain goal
(dangerous scheme)
12-18 mo
tertiary circular reactions:
trial and error
goal seeking for novel results
18-24 mo
intention of new means through mental combination:
representational thought begins
pre-operational period
2-7 years
acquire language and symbolic functions
Vygotsky
play promotes understanding and symbolic thought