Prenatal and Infant communication development

Question 1

Types of prenatal communication

Answer 1

Behavioural
Sympathetic
Physiological

Question 2

Prenatal behavioural communication

Answer 2

Most easily measured in unborn child: kicking

Question 3

Prenatal sympathetic communication

Answer 3

Sharpness of unborn child’s emotional radar
Possible causes of furious kicking
Effects of prolonged maternal fear on the unborn child
Effects of intense or continued maternal anxiety

Question 4

Prenatal physiological communication

Answer 4

Placental hormonal contributions to survival
Examples of maternal physiological communication (smoking, drinking, improper nutrition)

Question 5

Infant crying

Answer 5

The birth cry has several possible meanings
(ex. primitive or communicating)

Different cries have different meanings

Question 6

Speech perception

Answer 6

Important foundation for speech

Question 7

Idiomorphs are also known as…

Answer 7

Vocables or protowords

Question 8

Function of instrumental

Answer 8

To have needs and wants satisfied

Question 9

Function of regulatory

Answer 9

To control the behaviours of other people

Question 10

Function of interactional

Answer 10

To establish or maintain interpersonal contact

Question 11

Function of personal

Answer 11

To express an emotion, interest, or attitude

Question 12

Expansions

Answer 12

When an adult repeats what a child said adding words and/or structure

Question 13

Extensions

Answer 13

When an adult repeats a child’s utterance adding additional words, structure, as well as new information to the utterance

Question 14

Imitations

Answer 14

Duplications of models one hears and sees