Developmental Psychology Cognitive & Language Development in Infancy

Sleep Newborns sleep hours/day Sleeping patterns, times also vary Typical range is from hours Sleeping patterns, times also vary Most time is spent in

SIDS AAP campaign have infants sleep on their back Dropped rate of SIDS deaths

Nutrition Breast v Bottle Feeding Babies require for every pound they weigh Babies should be fed fresh fruits/vegetables when available

Motor Development Development of a Development begins with reflexes Only occurs when the , , motivational and support Development begins with reflexes

Motor Development - Reflexes Reflexive Breath Holding Babinksi Reflex Grasping Reflex

Motor Development – Motor Skills Coordination of muscles and perception During the , motor skills are honed Development of Especially in coordinated movements

Perception and Sensation Research on largely guided by the Infant perception provided a new challenge to researchers

Infant Perception Visual Preference method Visual tracking

Cognitive Development - Piaget Theory based on the concept of mental structures Changing schemes

Cognitive Development - Piaget Through experiences, the child learns of new information Infants are in the first of Piaget’s stages

Cognitive Development - Sensorimotor Stage Split into substages

Sensorimotor Stage Simple Reflexes Secondary Circular reactions Development of Coordination of

Sensorimotor Stage Internalization of schemes ( )

Learning, Conceptualizing, Remembering Dynamic perception Imitation Attention / Joint Attention