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554_chpt_3_pp-1.pptxChapter 3: The Interactive Bases of Human Communication
Dr. Wolfe
SPCE 454/554
McLaughlin p.81-103
Social Principles of Learning
Relationship between caregivers and infants is a nurturing one
This occurs for a long period of time
Begin as one-sided, but involve into intense partnership that serves as basis for future social interactions
Motivation to Speak
As infants begin to controls their experiences through behavior, the need for communication grows
Their interest in language is “nurtured by faces that smile and eyes that attend”
Social interaction – behaviors of two individuals behaviors of the other
Subsequent behavior is linked to preceding behavior
Infants need caregivers to fulfill biological needs – feeding, bathing, sleep, safety, etc.
Infants also need social stimulation – cuddling, talking, and playing
They will eventually move from passive participants, to actively engaging with caregivers
Caregiver-Infant Attachment
Attachment – close, nurturing, long-term relationship that develops between the caregiver and infant
Recognize one another
Readily interpret the other’s behavior
Depend on the other’s participation to meet needs through interaction
Dyad – two individuals acting as a unit
Infant’s temperament can influence the caregiver’s behaviors toward the infant
Recognition
Recognition: identifying a stimulus that has been experience previously; ability to attend to and identify a particular person’s presence
Infants have the ability to recognize the following:
Their caregiver
Olfactory cues
Vocal cues
Facial cues
Infant Vocalization
Vocal sounds provide an essential basis for the development of interaction
May not be true communication initially
If behavior is affected, this is deemed as social interaction
Social interaction may begin with infant’s reflexive cry vocalizations
A caregiver’s response to the cries teaches infants that vocal behavior of one individual can affect the behavior of another
Motherese
Baby talk
Shortened and simplified utterances
Exaggerated prosody and enunciation
Varied rate
Pronounced facial expressions
