C5-Cognitive+Dev.+in+Infancy

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=__Cognitive Development in Infancy__=

=Cognitive Changes=

Piaget's View of the First 2 Years
Sesorimotor stage Primary circular reactions Secondary circular reactions Means-end behavior Tertiary circular reactions Object permanence A-not-B error Deferred imitation

Alternative Approaches
Object concept Violation-of-expectations method

=Learning, Categorizing, and Remembering=

Schematic learning
Schematic learning

=The Beginnings of Language=

Theoretical Perspectives
Language Acquisition Device (LAD) Interactionists

Influences on Language Development
Infant-directed speech

Early Milestones of Language Development
Cooing Babbling Receptive language

The First Words
Expressive language Holophrases Naming explosion

The First Sentences
Telegraphic speech inflections

Individual Differences in Language Development
Mean length of utterance (MLU) Expressive style Referential style

=Measuring Intelligence in Infancy= Intelligence Bayley Scales of Infant Development