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.
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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
_Instinctive Movements._--Teeth-grinding (262). Turning over when laid
face downward (266). Thirty-fifth week, child places himself on arm and
hand of nurse, and looks over her shoulder (275). Thirty-ninth week,
likes to sit with support (267). Thirty-ninth week, stands on feet a
moment without support (269).
_Expressive Movements._--Loud laughing at new, pleasing objects (299).
Turns head to light when asked where it is (321).
_Deliberate Movements._--Things brought to mouth are put quickly on
tongue (329).
INTELLECT.
Question understood before child can speak (I, 321).
_Speech._--Voice more modulated: screaming varies with different causes
(107). Delight shown by crowing sounds: _mae-mae_, _aemmae_, _mae_, are
expressions of pleasure; _[=a]-au-[=a]-[=a]_, _[=a]-[)o]_, _a-u-au_,
_na-na_; _apa_, _ga-au-[)a]_, _acha_ (108).
FEELING OF SELF.--Feet are felt of, and toes are carried to mouth (190).
Thirty-fifth week, foot grasped and carried to mouth. Thirty-sixth week,
other objects preferred to hands and feet. Thirty-ninth week, in the
bath his own skin is looked at and felt of, also his legs (194).
Thirty-fifth week, his image in mirror is grasped at gayly (198).
TENTH MONTH.
SENSES.
SIGHT.--_Movements of Eyelids._--Brow invariably wrinkled at looking
upward (24).
_Movements of Eyes._--Convergence of lines of vision disturbed (38).
_Direction of Look._--Forty-third week, objects thrown down are looked
at (49).
_Interpretation of what is seen._--Visual impressions connected with
food best interpreted (63).
HEARING.--Head turned at noise (87).
ORGANIC SENSATIONS AND EMOTIONS.--Joy at lighting of lamp (145).
WILL.
_Reflex Movements._--Inhibition of reflex (229).
_Instinctive Movements._--Forty-third week, carrying objects to mouth
(252). Taking a hair from one hand into the other (253). Finger bitten
(261). Bread crunched and swallowed (262). Turning over when laid on
face (266). Fortieth and forty-first weeks, trying to sit without
support (267). Forty-second week, sitting up without support in bath and
carriage (267, 268). Forty-first week, first attempts at walking (275).
Forty-second week, moving feet forward and sidewise; inclination to
walk. Forty-third week, foot lifted high; moving forward (276).
_Imitative Movements._--Beckoning imitated (285).
_Expressive Movements._--Laughing becomes more conscious and intelligent
(299). Crying in sleep (308). Striking hands together in sleep (319).
Object pointed at is carried to mouth and chewed (322). Body
straightened in anger (324). This not intentional (326).
INTELLECT.
Forty-third week, knowledge of weight of bodies (I, 50). A child
missed his parents when they were absent, also a single nine-pin
of a set (7, 8).
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