Problem
Textbook: Life-Span Development by, John Santrock, 18e
Study Guide/Learning Objectives for Module 4
Sensory/Perceptual and Socioemotional Development in Infancy
info in Chapter 4 & 6
I. Vision in Infancy:
i. Explain the preferential looking paradigm and describe what we have learned from it.
ii. Compare and contrast visual acuity between infants and adults.
iii. Explain how acuity is measured.
iv. Describe what we know about color perception among infants.
v. Explain the visual cliff experiment and what this demonstrates about infant vision.
vi. Describe size and shape constancy and indicate when this develops among infants.
II. Hearing in Infancy:
i. Explain how we know babies can hear prenatally.
ii. Compare and contrast the hearing ability of infants and adults.
iii. Explain how we know infants can localize sound.
iv. Explain how we know infants can smell, perceive touch, and taste.
v. Explain how perception is acquired.
III. Temperament
i. Identify an example of Thomas and Chess' infant temperaments.
ii. Explain Kagan's concept of infant temperament.
IV. Attachment
i. Describe the work of Harry Harlow and the relevance of this work.
ii. Identify an example of four attachment styles.
iii. Discuss the continuity and discontinuity of attachment
iv. Discuss the genetic, environmental and Gene X Environment interaction influences on the development of attachment.
v. Identify the biological origins of attachment.