The Mind of the Child, Part II: The Development of the Intellect, International Education; Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. — John Shaqi
The Mind of the Child, Part II: The Development of the Intellect, International Education; Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX.Preyer, William T.
Science
The Mind of the Child, Part II: The Development of the Intellect, International Education; Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX.
Preyer, William T.
Child development; Child psychology
_Expressive Movements._--Laugh accompanied by raisings and droppings of
arms when pleasure is great (299). Arm-movements that seemed like
defensive movements (314). "Crowing" a sign of pleasure (II, 104).
INTELLECT.
Use of means to cause flow of milk (12).
_Speech._--Twenty-second week, _oegoe_, _ma-oe-[)e]_, _h[)a]_, _[=a]_,
_ho-ich_. "Crowing" and aspirate _ha_, and _brrr-ha_, signs of pleasure
(104). So _aja_, _oerrgoe_, _[=a]-[=a]-i-[)o]-[=a]_, _eu_ and _oeu_
(French) and _ae_ and _oe_ (German), also _ijae_; _i_ and _u_ rare (105).
_Feeling of Self._--Twenty-third week, discrimination between touch of
self and of foreign object (194; I, 109). Twenty-fourth week, child
gazes at glove and at his fingers alternately (194). Twenty fourth week,
sees father's image in mirror and turns to look at father. Twenty-fifth
week, stretches hand toward his own image. Twenty-sixth week, sees image
of father and compares it with original (198).
SEVENTH MONTH.
SENSES.
SIGHT.--_Movements of Eyelids._--End of seventh month, opening and
shutting of fan causes opening and shutting of eyes (30).
_Direction of Look._--Twenty-ninth week, looking at flying sparrow (48).
Thirtieth week, child does not look after objects let fall (49).
_Seeing Near and Distant Objects._--Accommodation is perfect (55).
_Interpretation of what is seen._--Staring at strange face (62).
HEARING.--Gaze at person singing; joy in military music (86).
FEELING.--Child became pale in bath (115).
TASTE.--New tastes cause play of countenance (124). One hundred and
eighty-fifth day, cow's milk boiled, with egg, is liked; leguminous food
not (125).
ORGANIC SENSATIONS AND EMOTIONS.--Pleasure in his image in mirror (142).
Child laughs when others laugh to him (145). Twenty-ninth week, crying
with hunger; spreading out tongue (153). Satiety shown by thrusting
mouth-piece out (157).
WILL.
_Impulsive Movements._--Nose becomes mobile. Babes strike about them
vigorously (207).
_Reflex Movements._--Sighing appears (216).
_Instinctive Movements._--Thirtieth week, seizing more perfect (249).
Child places himself upright on lap, twenty-eighth week (275).
_Imitative Movements._--Imitation of movements of head; of pursing lips
(283).
_Expressive Movements._--Averting head as sign of refusal; thrusting
nipple out of mouth (313, 314). Astonishment shown by open mouth and
eyes (55).
INTELLECT.
Child did not recognize nurse after absence of four weeks (7); but
children distinguish faces before thirtieth week (6).
_Speech._--When hungry, child screams _mae_, _ae_, _[)u]ae_, _[)u]ae[)e]_;
when contented, says _oerroe_; _lae_, _[)u]-[=a]-[)u]-i-i_; _t_ seldom,
_k_ only in yawning, _p_ very rarely (106).
EIGHTH MONTH.
SENSES.
SIGHT.--_Movements of Eyelids._--Brow not wrinkled invariably in looking
upward (24). Play of lid on hearing new noises; no lifting of eyebrows
(30, 31). Thirty-fourth week, eyes opened wide with longing (31).
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account