PSY311H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Social Change, 18 Months, Socioeconomic Status
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Choose 6 out of 8 written answers 7. 5 each. We infer relationships from interactions but the sum of interactions does not equal a relationship: we can"t really see relationships, just how the individuals act. Biological regulation (starts at 0 months: developmental task: to regularize the infant"s basic biological processes and to harmonize them with parental requirements. Basic needs such as eating, sleeping, and going to the bathroom. Babies smile and cry (these fixed action patterns) so to communicate with the parents. These baby"s actions (facial expressions) aren"t real responses to what is happening, but we infer and we use them as cues. Face-to face exchanges (2 months: developmental task: to regular mutual attention and responsiveness in face to face situations. Like when they are sitting in their seats and the parent can be hovering over the child and have interactions with the parents the child pays attention to the parent when they communicate.
