Slide 1Motor DevelopmentLanguage DevelopmentAttachmentPatterns of AttachmentCognitive DevelopmentMoral ReasoningCHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENTMOTOR DEVELOPMENTDevelopmental normsFine Motor Skills vs. Gross Motor SkillsMotor MilestonesSittingCrawlingStandingWalkingLANGUAGE DEVELOPMENTBabbling/CooingFirst Words (10-13 months)Vocabulary Growth3-50 words by 18 monthsFast mapping Receptive vs. Productive VocabularyCommon Developmental language errorsOver/underextensionOverregularizationsATTACHMENTAttachment = emotional bond of affection between infant and caregiverNature or Nurture?Monkey experiment (Harlow)Cloth mother vs. Wire mother with foodCooing/Facial FeaturesElicit warmth and protectionPATTERNS OF ATTACHMENT__________•Explore _______ when caregiver is near•Visibly upset when caregiver leaves•Quickly ______ upon caregiver’s return•Prefer caregiver to stranger_____________•_______ when caregiver is near•Protest excessively when caregiver leaves•Not comforted upon caregiver’s return•May show ______ toward parent_____________•No _________ when caregiver leaves•More interested in toys than caregiver•___________ caregiver upon return_____________•Combination of ambivalent and avoidant•Exhibit confusion or apprehension around parent (dazed/trance)•_______ AND _________ by caregiverProximity-seeking behavior Strange-Situation (Ainsworth)COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENTStage TheorySensorimotorObject PermanenceInnate reflexes symbolic thoughtPreoperationalShortcomingsConcrete OperationalTangible/concrete objectsSkills Mastered:Formal OperationalAbstract concepts/hypothetical situationsCritiques of Piaget1)Stage Theory 2)Underestimate of cognitive development (e.g., acquiring skills sooner than Piaget proposed)3)cultural/environment influencesMORAL REASONINGPreconventional Level (Stages 1 & 2)External authorityConventional (Stages 3 & 4)Rules for social orderFollow rules to be “virtuous” and for approvalInflexible re: rulesPostconventional (Stages 5 & 6)Personal code of ethicsMore flexibility with rulesWeigh society’s rules vs. personal ethics Critiques of Kohlberg’s Theory1) Mixing of stages of moral reasoning2) Boys vs. Girls 3) Hypothetical