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SPCL 7804 Human Development (Skinner): Session 3: Unit 2 – The Early Years

OER for Professor Jaye Skinner

Task List to Prepare for Class Session

Please complete the following PRIOR to our session

  1. Complete the readings.
  • Text Ch. 3, pp. 71-97
  1. Self-Reflect.
  • Start gathering information from caregivers regarding your infancy and toddlerhood.
  • Consider how Piaget’s theory applies to your own personal development.
  • Do your former caretakers remember your behavior as an infant?
  1. Review for Quiz#3.

The 5-question multiple-choice quiz will be on the assigned reading.

Summary

In this session we will discuss development in infancy and toddlerhood, with particular emphasis on cognitive development. We will begin with a quiz on the assigned reading and then discuss the material and engage in application activities.

Developmental Charts

VIDEO: Pre-linguistic Development in Infancy

Babbling becomes jargoning just before words appear. What do you notice in the video?

Citation: [pamelasunshinetv] (Jan 23, 2011) Play: Preschooler and Toddler Building With Blocks (6:30) https://youtu.be/3f3rOz0NzPc?si=NU6CSa8L0Vj9QgYb

Application Activity: Exploring Piaget’s Sensorimotor Stages

Directions: View each of the following videos and determine which sensorimotor stage it represents:

  1. Reflexive circular reactions 
  2. Primary circular reactions 
  3. Secondary circular reactions 
  4. Coordination of secondary circular reactions
  5. Tertiary circular reactions
  6. Representational thought 
Citaton: [Doug Dinero] (Nov 7, 2012) Elana plays with soother (1:06)https://youtu.be/r5WkYmtYeNQ?si=wlXjJCdKJCwF2DQF

Which sensorimotor stage does represent?

  1. Reflexive circular reactions 
  2. Primary circular reactions 
  3. Secondary circular reactions 
  4. Coordination of secondary circular reactions
  5. Tertiary circular reactions
  6. Representational thought 
Citation: [Erica Holt] (Aug 24, 2012) Newborn Reflexes (2:12) https://youtu.be/_JVINnp7NZ0?si=_7JmGorbpqqojWJy

Which sensorimotor stage does represent?

  1. Reflexive circular reactions 
  2. Primary circular reactions 
  3. Secondary circular reactions 
  4. Coordination of secondary circular reactions
  5. Tertiary circular reactions
  6. Representational thought 
Citation: [indocino1] (May 9, 2009) symbolic play on the phone (0:57) https://youtu.be/awqrxNRbDy0?si=hzMMr_IEQVIAtBC7

Which sensorimotor stage does represent?

  1. Reflexive circular reactions 
  2. Primary circular reactions 
  3. Secondary circular reactions 
  4. Coordination of secondary circular reactions
  5. Tertiary circular reactions
  6. Representational thought 
Citation: [lfmcnc] (Oct 11, 2006) Toddler Drinks from Dog Bowl (1:00) https://youtu.be/6aT0v5Sg0Wg?si=pk4Ge9Gxmxc_ZSy8

Which sensorimotor stage does represent?

  1. Reflexive circular reactions 
  2. Primary circular reactions 
  3. Secondary circular reactions 
  4. Coordination of secondary circular reactions
  5. Tertiary circular reactions
  6. Representational thought 
Citation: [Gwenny Lawson] (Apr 21, 2008) Eli being cute at 9 1/2 weeks (0:46) https://youtu.be/ICFT4qQOW9Q?si=Uid4KRoMt_s6SSSJ

Which sensorimotor stage does represent?

  1. Reflexive circular reactions 
  2. Primary circular reactions 
  3. Secondary circular reactions 
  4. Coordination of secondary circular reactions
  5. Tertiary circular reactions
  6. Representational thought 
Citation: [user-ow2ny6ue8x] (June 4, 2014) The coordination of secondary schemes (0:16) https://youtube.com/shorts/h76_g_2hF4g?si=2kTAElE0Dvt2OWg9

Which sensorimotor stage does represent?

  1. Reflexive circular reactions 
  2. Primary circular reactions 
  3. Secondary circular reactions 
  4. Coordination of secondary circular reactions
  5. Tertiary circular reactions
  6. Representational thought 
Creative Commons LicenseUnless otherwise noted this Open Educational Resource (OER) SPCL 7804 Human Development, based on Professor Graciela Elizalde-Utnick's OER, was remixed and updated by Professor Jaye Skinner and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. (Some documents require Adobe Acrobat Reader. )

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