Birth - age 3 developmental information (Sensorimotor)
Developmental levels information:
Characteristics
- Infants explore and respond with their physical senses (touch, taste, smell, hear, and sight). When they are not sensing or experiencing an object the object is not represented in their mind. Thus adding meaning to phrases such as - out of site out of mind, objects that can't be seen cease to exist, objects don't have permanence.
- Object permanence - objects continue to exist even when they are not being observed. Hiding a bottle doesn't initiate a search, just panic. When an object is hidden the child will search for it. Peek a boo changes from startling to fun to boring.