Cognitive Cognitive developmentdevelopment

PerceptionPerception

The brain grows by the The brain grows by the experiences with the sensesexperiences with the senses

Babies ability to learn from its Babies ability to learn from its experiencesexperiences

Improves as experiences are Improves as experiences are repeatedrepeated

EX: Studying, practicingEX: Studying, practicing

Growing Growing intellectually…intellectually…

Remembering experiences-Remembering experiences- baby baby stops crying when someone enters stops crying when someone enters the room because they think they the room because they think they will be picked upwill be picked up

Making Associations-Making Associations- Parents=comfortParents=comfort

Understanding cause and effect-Understanding cause and effect- if if stop sucking milk, milk stopsstop sucking milk, milk stops

Paying attention- Paying attention- concentration on concentration on a taska task

PiagetPiaget

Sensorimotor period- birth to 2 Sensorimotor period- birth to 2 babies learn primarily through babies learn primarily through their senses and their own actionstheir senses and their own actions

Other stages…Other stages…

Preoperational, Concrete Preoperational, Concrete operations, formal operationsoperations, formal operations

Sensorimotor in 6 stages…Sensorimotor in 6 stages… on page 292…do not copyon page 292…do not copy

StageStage AgeAge CharacteristicsCharacteristics

11 Birth to 1 monthBirth to 1 month •Practice inborn reflexesPractice inborn reflexes•Does not understand self as a separate Does not understand self as a separate personperson

22 1 to 4 months1 to 4 months •Combines reflexesCombines reflexes•Hand-mouth coordinationHand-mouth coordination

33 4 to 8 months4 to 8 months •Acts intentionally to produce resultsActs intentionally to produce results• Improves Hand-eye coordination Improves Hand-eye coordination

44 8 to 12 months8 to 12 months •Begins to solve problemsBegins to solve problems•Finds partially hidden objectsFinds partially hidden objects•Imitates othersImitates others

55 12 to 18 months12 to 18 months •Finds hidden objectsFinds hidden objects•Explores & experimentsExplores & experiments

66 18-24 months18-24 months •Solves problemsSolves problems•Can think using symbolsCan think using symbols•Imaginative thinkingImaginative thinking

Imaginative play- pretendingImaginative play- pretending

Symbolic thinking- the use of words Symbolic thinking- the use of words and numbers to stand for ideasand numbers to stand for ideas

Object permanenceObject permanence

10 months they are able to know 10 months they are able to know the object continues to exist even the object continues to exist even if not seenif not seen

**What would be a **What would be a

great game to play?great game to play?

Turn to a partner and play a Turn to a partner and play a game of peek a boo.game of peek a boo.– how does this help object how does this help object

permanence?permanence?

Concepts- Concepts- general categories of general categories of objects and informationobjects and information

ChildproofChildproof

Do not put babies in playpens for Do not put babies in playpens for a long time!!a long time!!

Why is childproofing important?Why is childproofing important? How could you childproof your How could you childproof your

home?home?

4 Basic Cries:4 Basic Cries:(do not Copy)(do not Copy)

… … the HUNGRY Crythe HUNGRY Cry Rhythmical rise & fall - demanding not desperateRhythmical rise & fall - demanding not desperate

… … the CRY of PAINthe CRY of PAIN Loud gasp - shrieksLoud gasp - shrieks

… … the BORED or GRUMBLING CRYthe BORED or GRUMBLING CRY Low pitched - not demanding - increases when Low pitched - not demanding - increases when

ignoredignored

… … the ANGRY CRY the ANGRY CRY Loud - demanding - not a type of cry until about Loud - demanding - not a type of cry until about

6 months of age6 months of age

Baby talk…Baby talk…

CryingCrying Movement and gesturesMovement and gestures Making sounds…cooingMaking sounds…cooing Babbling-repeating syllables and Babbling-repeating syllables and

sounds (Mamama)sounds (Mamama) 8-15 months-First real words 8-15 months-First real words

understandableunderstandable