1. Intro to Development

2. Prompt #5
List 5 milestones that are necessary to human development (milestones nearly everyone goes through).

3. Childhood Developments
Motor, Perceptual, Language

4. Newborns Go from complete protection to sensory overload Capabilities:
grasping reflex
rooting reflex
Capabilities for basic survival

5. Maturation—internally programmed growth of a child

6. Perceptual Development
Fantz (1961) Infant preferences

7. Perceptual Development
Gibson & Walk (1960) Visual Cliff

8. Language Development 1 year: babbling, first word (ex: baba; mama)
2 years: telegraphic speech, questioning tone, negative words (ex: Jenny go?; No ball)
3 years: simple but accurate sentences, negative sentences, 400 words (ex: I’m eating; Don’t go)

9. Language Development (cont.)
4 years: grammar rules and future, adult form of questioning, 1,000+ words (ex: I can’t go; Why is Tommy crying?)
5 years: complex, 2+ ideas in one sentence (ex: I see what you did)
Between 2 and 5, typical child learns an avg. of 10 words a day, nearly 1 word every hour awake!

10. Language Development (cont.)
Imitation  Overgeneralization  Rule-governed language
Debates:
Nature vs. Nurture
Critical period — sensitive period early in life in which language acquisition is easier

11. Genie