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
_Imitative Movements._--Use of comb and brush, putting on collar (290).
Scraping feet, putting pencil to mouth, marking on paper (291).
_Expressive Movements._--Proximity essential in kissing; bends head when
"kiss" is said (306). Antipathy expressed by turning head at approach of
women in black (315).
_Deliberate Movements._--Carries spoon with food to mouth cleverly
(329).
INTELLECT.
As in nineteenth month, grunting (12,13).
_Speech._--_Rodi_, _otto_, _rojo_ (93). Understanding of the word
"other" (128, 129). Five hundred and eighty-fourth day, important
advance in repeating words said (135). Imagination; can not repeat
three syllables; laughs when others laugh (136). Single words more
promptly understood (137). One new concept, expressed by _d[=a]_ and
_nd[=a]_, or _t[=a]_ and _nt[=a]_. Eighty-seventh week, _attah_ said
on railway-train; _papa_ and _baet_ or _bit_ (for "bitte") rightly
used; much outcry (138). Crowing tones not so high; loud readings
continued (139).
TWENTY-FIRST MONTH.
SENSES.
HEARING.--Dancing not rhythmical (89, 90).
ORGANIC SENSATIONS AND EMOTIONS.--Fear of the sea (170).
WILL.
_Instinctive Movements._--Eighty-ninth week, running is awkward, but
falling rare (280).
_Imitative Movements._--Imitation without understanding (290, 291).
_Expressive Movements._--Ninetieth week, pointing as expression of wish
(321).
INTELLECT.
Recognition of father (8). Association of biscuit with coat and wardrobe
(11).
_Speech._--Imitations more frequent. Eighty-ninth week, babbling
different, more _consonants_; _ptoe-ptoe_, _pt-pt_, and _verlapp_, also
_dla-dla_; willfulness shown in articulate sounds and shaking head
(139). Unlike syllables not repeated, _dang-gee_ and _dank-kee_;
tendency to doubling syllables, _tete_, _bibi_; babbling yields great
pleasure; _bibi_ for "bitte" rightly used. New word _mimi_, when hungry
or thirsty (140). Understands use and signification of sound, _neinein_;
and answers of his own accord _jaja_ to question in ninety-first week.
Strength of memory for sounds; points correctly to nose, mouth, etc.
(141). Astonishing progress in understanding what is said. Few
expressions of his own with recognizable meaning, _j[=a][)e]_ excepted.
_Att_, _att_, _att_, unintelligible. Tried to imitate sound of steam of
locomotive (142).
_Feeling of Self._--Placing shells and buttons in rows (193). Puts lace
about him; vanity; laughs and points at his own image in mirror (200).
The same on six hundred and twentieth day (201).
TWENTY-SECOND MONTH.
SENSES.
SIGHT.--New impressions enchain attention; the mysterious more
attractive (64).
INTELLECT.
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