PSYC20008 Study Guide - Final Guide: High-Level Programming Language, Joint Attention, 18 Months
20 Jul 2018
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How does tom develop: premack and woodruff (1978) introduced the concept, early infant interest in behavior of others (basic starting blocks) Preference for looking at faces rather than objects. The desire to act in a certain way (show strong intentions: gestures (~9 months) As their form of language (sign language) before verbal language develops, can be effective in helping them communicate what they want without a need for high level language abilities in their age. Joint attention (starts ~3 months, refined at 9-18 months) Where two+ people focus intentionally on the same point, sophisticated thinking (that someone is interested in this and you want to look also: understanding the desires of others (~12 months +) Phillips, wellman and spelke (2002) paper: theory of mind (13-15 months; 18 24 months; 3 5 years) Starts to operate in the human from about 13 months of age, when language learning takes place.
