PS1006 - 2 - Infant Cognitive Development

Note that this is an automatically generated podcasts containing some inaccuracies.This lecture recording introduces three key patterns of development in infancy: improvement over time, U-shaped progression, and perceptual narrowing where abilities decline with age within the first year. It also distinguishes between competence (underlying ability) and performance (demonstrated ability), illustrating how seemingly incapable infants may possess hidden skills revealed by simplified experimental designs in areas like object permanence and theory of mind. Finally, the source emphasizes that infants actively interpret their surroundings, evidenced by phenomena like modal completion, suggesting they are not merely passive recipients of sensory information.This podcast has been generated automatically and contains some inaccuracies.