Chapter 5: Cognitive Development in Infancy

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Sensorimotor Intelligence

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Piaget’s term for the way infants think—by using their senses and motor skills—during the first period of cognitive development.

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Object permanence

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is the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, heard, or touched.

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Motor development spurs cognitive development.

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Grasping ability predicts depth perception and promotes understanding of object permanence.

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Image of a child on a visual cliff experiment setup, showing a checkered pattern and a drop-off illusion.

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The visual cliff is an experiment designed to test depth perception in infants and animals.

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Habituation

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The process of getting used to an object or event through repeated exposure to it.

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Infantile Amnesia

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The lack of memories for experiences that occurred prior to three years of age.

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Implicit Memory

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Remains hidden until a stimulus brings it to mind, not consciously aware.

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Lifts cup by handle

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What mental skill is observed at 6 months?

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Sits alone for 30 seconds

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What motor skill is developed at 6 months?

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12 months

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At what age do infants build a tower of 2 cubes?