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
_Speech._--Desire expressed by _ae-na_, _ae-nananana_ (112). Awkwardness
continues; attention more lively. Tries to repeat words said for him.
Three hundred and sixty-ninth day, _papa_ repeated correctly (113, 114).
Syllables most frequent, _nja_, _njan_, _dada_, _atta_, _mama_, _papai_,
_attai_, _na-na-na_, _hatta_, _meen[)e]-meen[)e]-meen[)e],_ _moemm_,
_moemma_, _ao-u_: _na-na_ denotes desire, _mama_, mother. Fifty-fourth
week, joy expressed by crowing, some very high tones; first distinct
_s_, three hundred and sixty-eighth day (114). Understanding of words
spoken (115). Confusion of associations; first conscious act of
obedience (116).
_Feeling of Self._--Rapping head with hand (191). Finding himself a
cause; shaking keys, etc. (192). Fifty-fifth week, strikes himself and
observes his hands; compares fingers of others with his own (195).
FOURTEENTH MONTH.
SENSES.
SIGHT.--_Seeing Near and Distant Objects._--Fifty-eighth week, grasping
at lamp above him (55).
ORGANIC SENSATIONS AND EMOTIONS.--Fear of falling (169). Fifty-eighth
week, astonishment at lantern (173).
WILL.
_Instinctive Movements._--Child could be allowed to bite paper to
pieces; he took the pieces out of his mouth (253). Fifty-seventh week,
he hitches along on hands and knees; can not walk without support.
Sixtieth week, raises himself by chair (277).
_Imitative Movements._--For imitating swinging of arms an interval of
time was required (287). Coughing imitated (288). Nodding not imitated
(315).
_Expressive Movements._--Confounding of movements (322). Affection shown
by laying hand on face and shoulders of others (324).
_Deliberate Movements._--Child takes off and puts on the cover of a can
seventy-nine times (328).
INTELLECT.
Wrong understanding of what is heard (89).
_Speech._--No doubt that _atta_ means "going"; _brrr_, practiced and
perfected; _dakkn_, _daggn_, _taggn_, _attagn_, _attatn_; no special
success in repeating vowels and syllables (117). Child tries and laughs
at his failures, if others laugh; parrot-like repetition of some
syllables (118). Gain in understanding of words heard; association of
definite object with name (119). More movements executed on hearing
words (120). Confounding of movements occurs, but grows rare; begging
attitude seen to be useful (121).
_Feeling of Self._--Four hundred and ninth day, child bit himself on the
arm (189). Pulling out and pushing in a drawer, turning leaves of book,
etc. (192). Fifty-seventh week, child looks at his image in hand-mirror,
puts hand behind glass, etc. (198). Fifty-eighth week, his photograph
treated in like manner; he turns away from his image in mirror; sixtieth
week, recognizes his mother's image in mirror as image (199).
FIFTEENTH MONTH.
SENSES.
SIGHT.--_Direction of Look._--Sixty-third to sixty-fifth week, objects
thrown down and looked after (50).
_Interpretation of what is seen._--Grasps at candle, puts hand into
flame, but once only (63).
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