PSYC 372 Lecture Notes - Lecture 30: Head Injury, Eye Contact, Language Development
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How it soaks up water and squeeze to get water out. Developmental differences: genetic, inherited conditions, head injury, illness, infection. Signs: no words by 15 months, no babbling by 1st birthday, no word combinations by age 2, dropping consonants from words. Ways to help: predictable routines, extra time, repletion, simple instructions, multi-sensory materials, professional support. Kathleen sheridan: develops who they are based on interactions with main caregivers. Pearl bryant: positive affectivity vs. negative affectivity, wide range of emotions. How we interact with babies has impact on child: child initiates interactions, positive affect. Recognize that this new person is not someone they are usually with. More infant is around certain people, less stranger anxiety. Happens at same time as object permanence. Want to stay with people they are used to being around. Internal search for info about feeling of others to help explain.