Misc
children like to look at this part of a person
what is the face
Loud noises, flashing lights, and motion are examples of this term.
What are attention-getting properties
reflex where an infant turns toward a bright light
what is the orientation reflex
Piaget theory is too general, underestimates children's abilities, and relies on language.
what are criticisms of Piaget's theory
Way of studying perception using machines to look at the brain
What is neuro-imaging
starts at 20/660 with birth and improves to 20/80 by 8 months
what is visual acuity
1 of 3 tasks of perception that asks what is worth processing
What is Attending
Area of contrast of an object where infants look first
What are the edges
the term that states all thinking is connected, an example is our working memory capacity.
What is domain general
1 of 3 tasks of perception, is about how far and in what direction the perceived object is
what is locating
This is a key aspect to learning language for infants.
what is face to face interaction.
The task where a child is shown the same image over and over again. Then the child is shown a different image and researchers look if the infant's look at the new image longer or shorter.
what is habituation
principle where we like to look at things of moderate brightness/intensity
what is the moderate intensity principle
The term states that specific abilities are not connected, examples are specific experiences
1 of 3 tasks of perception, is about recognizing what you perceive
what is Identifying
The task where a child turns their head if they hear a different sound.
what is the conditioned head turn response
principle where we like to look at things that are moderate in complexity
what is the moderate complexity principle
This theory was included in Neo-Piaget theory to address criticisms.
Infants can differentiate this part of their mother from a stranger
what is their mothers face
The task where a child is presented with two items. Researchers look at the infant's gaze to see if it looks at one longer than the other
What is the preferential looking paradigm
hypothesis where we like to look at things just outside of our understanding
what is the moderate discrepancy hypothesis
Math, space, and stories are the specific domains of this aspect of Representational operations
what are Central Conceptual structures