S/M2 Flashcards
First sense to develop
Touch
Touch development milestones
8 weeks
10 weeks
12 weeks
Touch
For the first 6 months
Infants show automatic grasp reflex
Touch
10 weeks
Reflexive grasp response to palm touch
Touch is an essential
Part of attachment boding
Sann + Streri (2007)
Research question
Can young infants cross-modal match?
Sann + Streri (2007)
2 experiments
- Matching touch to vision
2. Matching vision to touch
Sann + Streri (2007)
Method
Infants either shown/given to hold item until habituation
Sann + Streri (2007)
Findings (2)
- Infants look longer at novel object when shown
2. Infants don’t hold novel object for any longer when given
Sann + Streri (2007)
Conclusion
Cross-modal matching is not bi-directional at birth
Sann + Streri (2007)
Infants can identify an object
They’ve previously held
Motor development has major consequences
For cognition
Crawling occurs between
5 and 11 months
Herbert et al., 2007
Acquiring the ability to
Move unaided brings concurrent memory improvements
Herbert et al., 2007
9 month olds were split into two groups:
- Crawling
2. Non-crawling
Herbert et al., 2007
Method: Infants were shown…
How to play with a novel toy
Had specific action associated with it
Herbert et al., 2007
Results (2)
- Both groups could remember target action
2. Only crawling could retrieve memory in new context
Study
9 month old crawling vs non-crawling memory task study
Conducted by
Herbert et al., 2007
Herbert et al., 2007
The results give evidence for
Crawling = new experiences = greater memory flexibility
Adolph, Tamis-LeMonda, 2014
Going from crawling to walking requires…(3)
Muscle development
New patterns of limb coordination
Balance control