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conception
when the baby was concieved -
birth
the day the child was born -
8 weeks
8 weeks old -
perceptual development
the baby now preferres pictures of the human face to any other pictures, such as newsprint, a bulls-eye, or colored disks without patterns -
sensorimotor stage
the infant now understands that there is a relationship between their physical movements and the results they sense and perceive. The infant is fascinated by his or her hands and feet. -
mobility
the baby learns to turn from stomach to side -
visual
by this time, patterns begin to matter. babies then begin to stare longer at face-like patterns -
mobility
the baby can now sit up -
mobility
the baby can now crawl around -
mobility
the baby can now nod his/her head -
object performance
the infant can search for a hidden stuffed animal. "object performance" is the understanding that objects exist even when they cannot be seen or touched. -
mobility
the baby now begins to be able to stand -
mobility
the baby is now able to walk around. -
preoperational stage
at two years, the children begin to use words and symbols (language) to represent objects. -
concrete-operational stage
at age seven, children begin to show signs of adult thinking.
