PSY BEH 110D Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Peekaboo, Standardized Test, Intentionality
8 Sep 2016
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Words and signs --> drawing infants" attention to specific objects, people, and events. The repetition of consistent labels --> symbols with which to refer to aspects of their experience, including internal states. Positive emotional tone --> infants" paying attention to and participating in ongoing activities, whereas a harsh or negative tone discourages them from doing so. The more experience children have with language and verbal interaction during the first 2 years, the more advanced their language skills are when they reach school age v. vi. vii. Language contributes to young children"s developing sense of self by providing descriptions and evaluations of their characteristics and abilities. Specification and negotiation of play activities with peers and siblings. Participating in family conversations, even turning the topic of conversation from others to themselves viii. Patterns of conversation vary across cultures, showing a range of parental beliefs and expectations about child development. b. Phonology - the sound patterns in a language.
