1. Developmental Psychology
Cognitive & Language Development in Infancy

2. 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

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

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

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

6. Motor Development - Reflexes
Reflexive Breath Holding
Babinksi Reflex
Grasping Reflex

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

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

9. Infant Perception
Visual Preference method
Visual tracking

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

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

12. Cognitive Development - Sensorimotor Stage
Split into substages

13. Sensorimotor Stage Simple Reflexes Secondary Circular reactions
Development of
Coordination of

14. Sensorimotor Stage
Internalization of schemes ( )

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