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Insert Table Chart Text Shape Media Comment 1) List one methodological approach to examining infant development. Give example of how a researcher may be able to use this method to learn more about the infants' development (3points). 2) What is prelinguistic communication? Give an example. (1point) 3)Describe the sensory capabilities of infants. Give examples for each sensory capability. (5points) 4) What is Theory of Mind? (1point) 5)List 2 techniques used to assess/monitor fetal development. What are some benefits and some negatives of fetal monitoring/testing? (3points) 6)Explain how researchers use twins to try to examine the role of nature versus environment. (3points)

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QUESTION 1:

“2 options to the answer are provided use whichever feels apt can be used”

Over the years there has been an increasing interest in studying about infants and their development. There are a number of pioneering theories with the likes of Jean Piaget’s “theory of cognitive development”, Erik Erikson “Psychosocial stages of development” and the works of Vygotsky to contribute towards developmental psychology.

QUESTION 2:

Pre-linguistic communication is the more the archaic form of communication. It is the stages or methods of communicating before any kind of language is developed or adopted. The communication is basically through various gestures, actions, eye gazes, facial expressions, and very minimized vocalization which is intentional in order to put across the message or get attention towards a given object/need/situation with generally observed in multiple forms rather than using just one method to communicate. Pre- linguistic communication includes pointing towards objects, showing hand gestures by infants to ask caregivers to pick them up, moving eyes towards objects of interest, smiling or frowning at people or strangers, infants crying for getting a feed or change of diaper as such cannot communicated through any other forms, etc.

QUESTION 3:

The babies are equipped with five senses and these are evident from the time they are born; these senses also act as a way of communicating and helping them explore the world around as they develop and grow. Babies are able to hear, smell, see and respond to various sounds that are interesting as well as novel. They are also very responsive to various touch and taste. Their capabilities are evolutionarily as these help them to safe guard themselves from danger. There are five sense babies are born with:

QUESTION 4

The theory of the mind is studied in children and it is about how one understands that they have their own sets of beliefs, perception, ideas, thinking and ways to attribute to the world, situation and ideas around and that others also have their owns way of understanding their own sets of  beliefs, perception, ideas, thinking and ways to attribute to the world, situation and ideas around. For eg when Sally goes to the bathroom her friend Allen hides the ball , Sally understands that Allen has hidden the ball and that Sally will be able to find the ball.

We generally answer the first four questions due to time constrains. thank you, post the other half again, we might answer it for you.

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