Would you define the sensory and perceptual abilities of an infant as ‘amazing’?
- Created by: Meg Fraser
- Created on: 29-12-16 14:56
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- The infant is amazing?
- Yes
- Younger infants can distinguish between monkeys - Sheffield University
- More neurons and connections than adults
- Lose this skill by 9 months but have specialised in recognising human faces
- Perceptual narrowing due to synaptic pruning
- Survival mechanism?
- Can identify smell of own mother's milk by 4-6 days
- Reacts to the 4 basic tastes (salty, bitter, sour, sweet)
- Innate abilities of depth perception and object constancy
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- Younger infants can distinguish between monkeys - Sheffield University
- No
- Some impact from the environment
- Lack of stimulation means that brain can't reach its growth potential
- Brain of a 3 year old suffering from severe sensory deprivation neglect, is much smaller and less developed (Perry, 2002)
- Lack of stimulation means that brain can't reach its growth potential
- Parents support children as they develop their motor skills e.g. hold their hands whilst they try to walk
- Some impact from the environment
- Yes
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