FRHD 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Patricia K. Kuhl, 18 Months, Depth Perception

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 1010
• Professor: Susan Chuang

Document Summary

Influences of genetics and biology (nature) and the infants" social environment (nurture). Social and cultural contexts of infancy (e. g. , ethnicity, culture, gender, family structure, social and economic situations of families, neighbourhoods, etc. ) which influence development. Jean piaget"s cognitive developmental theory: the stages of sensorimotor intelligence. You will learn about object permanence and will be encouraged to critically evaluate the usefulness of piaget"s theory. Visual cliff experiment (see: visual cliff experiment) - development of infant depth perception, rapid language development that occurs, introduced to theories of language acquisition. Non verbal and facial communication coming from mother to child powerfully reflected babies behavior (mother look scared they wouldn"t walk over the plexi glass but if smiling the baby will cross over) Demonstrates non verbal communication in determining child"s behavior in uncertain contexts. Development of self-awareness (see: self recognition) and temperament. Infant psychosocial development - focusing on internal, familial, social, and contextual factors.