1. 1. Remembering –Develops first few months

2. 2. Making Associations –associates parent or caregiver with receiving comfort

3. 3. Understanding cause and effect –Shut eyes= it gets dark; Open eyes = gets light –Throw things deliberately –Understand their own power

4. 4. Paying attention –Attention span grows longer –Brighter babies get bored quicker than average intelligence

5. Swiss psychologist, tried to understand how childrens intellectual skills developed -learning appears in same order; ages differ - 4 Periods

6. Four Stages 1.Sensorimotorbirth to 1 ½ yrs 2.Preoperational2-7 yrs 3.Concrete Operations 7-11 4.Formal Operations11 into adulthood

7. In this stage children learn about the world through their senses and body movements This stage is broken up into 6 different steps

8. Step One: Birth Infants are only aware of themselves They do not understand themselves as a a separate person

9. Step Two 1 to 4 months Learn to combine two reflexes For example they wave their fists and then bring it to their mouths

10. Step Three 4 to 8 months They respond to other stimuli Improves hand-eye coordination For example if a baby bumps a rattle and it makes a noise, they may try top bump it again. CAUSE & EFFECT

11. Step Four 8 to 12 months Intentional behavior They learn certain actions lead to certain results =MAKING ASSOCIATIONS Imitates others

12. They learn to follow objects with their eyes Love playing Peek-A- Boo

13. Ten months- learn Object Permanence That objects continue to exist even when out of sightcan find partially hidden objects

14. -Learn about child development -Give your time and attention -Provide positive feedback -Express you love -Talk, talk, talk PLAY, PLAY, PLAY -Play is work because it is essential to intellectual dev.