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PSYC 290N Week 1 Quiz-Based Homework Virtual Life Questions
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Virtual Life QuestionsMy suggestion to you is that you write your answers on a Word document & then copy
& paste them into the Virtual Life program. I’ve had students either lose work or
submit answers that didn’t save.
Questions:
8 months:
1. How does your baby's eating, sleeping & motor development compare to the
typical developmental patterns?
The Doctor stated that the baby is physically healthy. The Doctor recommends a greater
variety of baby food & some ground up veggies & fruits. Has a normal reaction to strangers
& is able to adapt having a positive reaction to the situations & people at the Doctors office.
His motor skills are typical for his age such as crawling, st&ing up, & sitting up. Overall, he
is doing very well & is moving right along as he should at this age.
2. At 8 months of age was your child an "easy", "slow-to-warm-up", or "difficult"
baby in terms of Thomas & Chess's classic temperamental categories? On what
do you base this judgement?
In terms of Thomas & chess’s classic temperamental categories Aiden Michael is a “slow-
to- warm-up” baby. I noticed at the pediatrician he was hesitant at first to the Doctor &
nurses, but warmed up. He began giving eye contact, smiled at them, & vocalized to them
often.
3. How is your child's attachment to you & your partner developing? What is
happening at the 3-month & 8-month periods that might affect attachment
security according to Bowlby & Ainsworth, & various research studies?
Aiden Michael has an obvious attachment to me, but still has fun playing with his dad. This
is probably due to the fact I have been there for everything he needs (physically,
emotionally, & mentally). I’m there to comfort him when he’s fussy, feed him, change his
diaper & so on. We have slowly begun to have my partner become more of a main part of
this aspect & also throw in some of our other family members like my mother.
,19 months:
4. Describe & give examples of changes in your child's exploratory or problem solving
behavior from 8 through 18 months & categorize them according to Piagetian &
information processing theories. Note that 8 months is included, so you'll need to
use the time-line to look back at 8 months for examples.
Piaget’s stage for 4-8 months states the baby becomes more aware of events outside of their
body, trial-&-error learning, & object concepts. (Boyd, 2015) from 8-12 months he states
they are in the cross-model perception, intentional means-end behavior, if they want
something, they do things to get it. Lastly, 12-18 months, babies begin experimenting or
manipulating objects. Very active, purposeful trial-&-error exploration happens. (Boyd,
2015) I notice that Aiden Michael is average in these fields. I know this because at 9 months
he was underst&ing a few words & pointed at things he wanted. At 12 months he understood
a couple dozen words, pronounced his first clear word, & pointed to the object in question.
(My parent’s dog) When Aiden turned 15 months he began “experimenting” & studying
things in the environment. One example would be he pushes his bath toys under the water at
different depths & watches them pop back up. At 19 months he is able to imitate actions &
words that he has heard or seen. He is aware of basic categories (big & little, blue or red, &
so on) I know this because he sorts his toys sometimes.
5. Analyze your baby's temperament in more detail at 18 months than you did at 8
months. How would you describe your baby in terms of the five aspects of
temperament utilized by the Virtual Child program (activity, sociability,
emotionality, aggressiveness vs. cooperativeness, & self control)? Has your baby's
temperament been stable over the first 18 months? A blurb defining & providing
examples of the five aspects of temperament is provided at 12 months, but you
should seek out further explanations of temperament from your textbook.
Explain how the concept of goodness of fit (also discussed in the blurb on infant
temperament) applies to your interactions with your child.
Aiden Michael’s temperament has been pretty constant throughout his first 18 months. He is
a very easy baby, yet can be slow-to-warm-up when strangers are involved. His activity
level is moderate, he has times of play & times of being passive. He is very sociable & gets
along
, well with other kids. He is a little cautious when in new situations & new people but is able
to adapt & warm up. He is very good emotionally so far, there is no statements that he is
fussy a lot, they state he is very cooperative for his age at the preschool assessment test. He is
very “goodness-of-fit” or able to adapt. (Boyd, 2015) He also showed very good self-control
he was able to concentrate well during the testing & with staying on task. All this
information was given to me by the specialist at the preschool we are trying to enroll him in.
6. Were you surprised by anything in the developmental assessment at 19 months?
That is, does your perception of your child's physical, cognitive, language & social
development differ from that of the developmental examiner? Give specific
examples. If you were not surprised, write instead about some aspects of your
child's development that need the most work.
The examiner was overall impressed with Aiden. She stated to, “keep doing whatever you are
doing”. She also recommended for us to ask Aiden questions that require an extended answer
from just the usual yes or no, on top of looking & naming things in picture books. She also told
us to give him more opportunities to play indoors/outdoors. Lastly, she recommended us to make
more opportunities for Aiden to follow simple directions at home & gradually increase the
complexity & length of the directions. Overall, I was very impressed with my baby’s
development & the results from the assessment.
2 years 6 months:
7. Have there been any environmental events in your child's first 2 1/2 years that
you think might have influenced his or her behavior? On what do you base your
hypotheses?
Other than being introduced to new people, events, & places nothing significant
environmentally should have influenced my child in a certain way. He is about to begin a
new preschool & I am pregnant again! (He doesn’t know I am pregnant yet) Other than that
he is a very good baby & is developing within the normal expectations.
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