NBSS: (behaviour) Psychology of Child Development Flashcards
how do you describe child development
Child development is sequential, irreversible, and goal directed.
what are the development stages?
infancy (0-2)
early childhood (2-6)
middle childhood (6-12)
adolescence (12-18)
what are the features of infancy
- attachment, maturation of sensory, perceptual & motor functions & understand objects through senses
what are the features of early childhood
- locomotion, fantasy play, language development, sex role identification & group play
what are the features of middle childhood
friendship, skill learning, self-evaluation, team play, understand cause & effect & conservation
what are the features of adolescence
physical maturation, emotional development, peer group & sexual relationships, understand abstract thinking.
what are the six gross motor milestones?
- sitting without support
- standing with assistance
- hands and knees crawling
- walking with assistance
- standing alone
- walking alone
how can we measure perceptual development?
babies are able to fixtate their gaze focusing on contrast areas, with a preference for faces ~4-5mo and then move onto scanning environment
when do they develop appropriate selective attention?
6yrs - they learn which environmental cues warrant perceptual attention
what are the five stages of language development?
- preverbal communication (smiling at 6weeks and pointing, helps to distinguish autistic children)
- phonological developemnt (babbles)
- semantic development (knowing certain words meaning certain things)
- syntax and grammar development (sentence formation)
- pragmatics development (turn taking, non-verbal communication skills)
when does babbling occur usually?
early months
when can we hear narrower range of sounds?
towards end of 1st year
when are first words spoken?
~1 year (9-13 months)
when do children learn three new words a month?
12-18mo
how many words to infants know at 18mo?
~22 words