module 5 - cognitive development in infancy

Question 1

what is the sensorimotor stage?

Answer 1

first development stage (Piaget), use information from their senses and motor actions to learn about the world

Question 2

at what age does an infant begin to understand mental representation?

Answer 2

18-24 months

Question 3

what is involved in substage 1? what age?

Answer 3

reflexes (0-1 month)

Question 4

what is involved in substage 2? what age?

Answer 4

primary circular reactions… the beginning of coordination (1-4 months)

Question 5

what is involved in substage 3? what age?

Answer 5

secondary circular reactions… coordination (4-8 months)

Question 6

what is involved in substage 4? what age?

Answer 6

coordination and secondary schemes (8-12 months)

Question 7

what is involved in substage 5? what age?

Answer 7

tertiary circular reactions (12-18 months)

Question 8

what is involved in substage 6? what age?

Answer 8

the beginning of mental representation… generate solutions to problems (18-24 months)

Question 9

when does object permanence completely develop?

Answer 9

12 months

Question 10

when do babies begin immitation?

Answer 10

15-18 months old… they learn through modeling

Question 11

what is object concept?

Answer 11

understanding the nature of an object (3 months)

Question 12

what is object individualization?

Answer 12

the ability to differentiate between objects
- spatiotemporal
- by kind
- property (texture colour ect)

Question 13

when is memory first seen in infants?

Answer 13

3 months, its tied to context

Question 14

what is the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development?

Answer 14

measures the aspects of cognitive, language and motor development, aids with understanding developmental delays

Question 15

what is fagans test of infant intelligence?

Answer 15

standardized test of habituation rate

Question 16

what is infant directed speech?

Answer 16

simplified and higher-pitched, child picks up on grammar, pick up on the changing intonation (influx =question… expects a resonse)

Question 17

when does babbling occur?

Answer 17

6-7 months

Question 18

gesturing for things happens at what age?

Answer 18

10 months

Question 19

when do babies say their first words?

Answer 19

12 months

Question 20

when do infants start to gesture while speaking to form a complete thought?

Answer 20

12-18 months

Question 21

when does a massive influx in words occur?

Answer 21

between 16 and 24 months… from 50 to 320 words

Question 22

when do infants form their first sentences? how long are they

Answer 22

18-24 months, 2-3 words long, don’t use grammatical markers

Question 23

whats the order of speech development?

Answer 23

cooing… babbling… first word… holophrases… telegraphic speech