1. Allyson Bortoletto 4/8/14 Psychology Tara Holloway
Infancy
Allyson Bortoletto
4/8/14
Psychology
Tara Holloway

2. Physical and motor development
Maturation: the internally programmed growth of a child.
3 months - able to lift her/his head.
4 months – smile
5 to 6 months- grasp objects
5 to 10 months- crawling
If infant is able to stand then she/he is ready to walk
Some infants started to walk early- 9 months or i12 to 13 months. The latest is 18 months.
Because some infants are active from birth, some are quiet, cuddly, or stiff.
By the end of the year infants will weigh 20 or 25 pounds
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4. Perceptual abilities and intelligence
Infants prefer looking at human faces and patterned materials.
At 30 weeks, they will smile readily when they see someone familiar.
7 or 8 months, infants will be able to recognize the different people.
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5. Perceptual abilities and intelligence

6. The development of attachment and caregiver
Attachment- a caregiver and infant develop a deep, caring, close, and continuing emotional bond
At six months, attachment between mothers and infant is developed.
When they are able to notice one person to another and develop object performance.
The bond will be stronger between 6 months and 3 years.
When attachment is that strong, any disruption like strangers can be disturbing for infant.

7. Emotions
When mothers and infants develop their attachment and infants’ emotions are altered.
For instance, when 1 year old meets a stranger and mother is around, the child will have stranger anxiety. But if the mother is nearby the child the anxiety disappears.
Separation anxiety will take place if the child is immediately separated from the mother.
But if the separation between the child and the mother continues, the child will develop psychological disorders.

8. Psychological disorders
Secure attachment: welcomes and free of anger after mom comes back after leaving
Avoidant attachment: avoiding or ignoring her/his mother when she leaves and returns
Resistant attachment: aren’t upset when mother leave but act angrily when mother returns
Disorganized attachment: behave inconsistently. They will be confused and may not to be upset when mother leaves but avoiding her when she returns

9. Object performance

10. Development of communication and language
Children will learn and imitate speech from their parents or older siblings.
At age 1, the child will begin to babble.
For instance (dada and mama)
At age 2, the child will progress to say many words; speaks more than one word.
For example (more ball, jenny go? And no ball)
At 2 years old children have a vocabulary of at least 50 words.

11. Development of communication and language
18 months to 5 years of age, children will add 5 to 10 words a day.
Children’s grammar at age 2 is called telegraphic speech: the kind of verbal words in which words are left out but meaning is usually clear.
For example (“Where my apple?” “Daddy fall down.” “And daddy goed yesterday.”
Their ability with words will continue to grow with their thinking and understanding things.
By age 2 ½, the child should be able to communicate but if not then see a doctor.

12. Reference
Kasschau, Richard A.. Understanding psychology. New York: Glencoe, Print.