and social referencing.
Talk about how you might relate some of the concepts of these studies to new parents. What kind of advice might you give?
Monday, March 11, 2019
Prompt for the week of March 11
The social world of infants is varied, complex, and possibly very important for later adjustment. To see how developmental psychologists have studied socio-emotional development in infants, watch these two quick videos of research on the still-face paradigm
and social referencing.
Talk about how you might relate some of the concepts of these studies to new parents. What kind of advice might you give?
and social referencing.
Talk about how you might relate some of the concepts of these studies to new parents. What kind of advice might you give?
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ReplyDeleteBoth the Still Face Experiment and the Visual Cliff Experiment show the importance of, and the effect of, how parents’ reaction to certain situations can change the reactions or decisions of any child. Even at such a young age, one year old or younger, babies are able to sense fear or happiness in the face of the person that cares for them. The two experiments show how important nonverbal communication between the two communicators, in these cases, the mother and the baby.
After looking into these two experiments, I realized that there is much information that can be taken away and put into use for new parents. Because babies, at such a young age, can sense fright or encouragement in the eyes of their caretaker, new parents need to set a good example for their child and pay close attention to their own facial expressions. Even though this would be seemingly unimportant, it is shown, in these studies, that how parents respond has an effect on what the child decides. New parents can decide whether they will respond with positive or negative feedback, and this will, in turn, create a child’s habits and continue his/her development.
These experiments show how much parents are an influence to their children. The children in the cliff experiment looked to their mom for guidance to see if it was okay to cross. The understood the facial expressions their mom gave them and would either cross or not cross, depending on the facial expression they saw.
ReplyDeleteSome advice I would give to new parents is to watch their own facial expressions in bad and good situations. In good situations, they should smile and be happy. In bad, they should have concerned looks or some other expression indicating that the situation is not good. The reasoning for this is so their children will follow their lead. They will know that a happy face is good and a frowny face or something similar is not good. New parents should be careful how they respond to their baby. They should not reward bad behavior and should try to not ignore good behavior. This helps with the child’s self-esteem later in life.
Katherine, I liked the fact that you kept it simple with your response, but got the point across. The part where you said children shouldn't be rewarded for bad behavior was very good because now in todays society you see that a lot. And as well as children being told they are behaving good because it's nice to hear you are doing something right.
DeleteBoth experiments provide a look into how facial expressions, and social cues play crucial roles in the developing child. In both experiments it is important to acknowledge that the child looks to the caregiver's expressions to determine what to do or how to act. This instills some of the first types of behavior conditioning with children with reward being positive expressions following an action.
ReplyDeleteEmphasizing this importance of how one reacts to a child's response also develops the foundation for the child's ability to "read the room” and respond appropriately to social cues later in life. These paradigms could also show parents if the child exhibits different reactions or indifference to potentially aid in correction/seek professional consultation to aid in an earlier diagnosis of conditions such as autism. This in turn will allow parents to proactively adapt to the child's needs by educating them sooner.
Tyler, I like that you said that recognizing if an infant reacts differently, the parents and then doctors can catch an early diagnosis of a condition such as autism. This is very true, because parents or guardians should be the first ones to recognize if something is "off" with their little one, which shows that parents need to be paying close attention to their infants as they grow and develop.
DeleteThanks Kayla, I think that earlier diagnosis would greatly impact psychological research, however I'd be more interested in the outcomes of early diagnosed autistic children, who's parents prepared for stages of development most autistic children are currently diagnosed after parents bring their child to the doctor for being "off, odd, or different".
DeleteBoth the still face paradigm and the social referencing experiments show the socio-emotional development of infants. In part 1 of the still-face experiment, the baby’s mother reacts to the baby’s emotions and actions with interest and happiness. When the baby points at something, the mother looks to where the child is pointing. The infant continues to feed off of the mom’s reaction and interacts with her. In part 2 of the still-face experiment, the mother is told to keep a completely expression-less face when the infant tries to interact with her. We observe that the baby quickly gets irritated and upset when the mother does not react to the finger pointing or facial expressions. During the social referencing experiment, an infant is set on a checkerboard table which appears to have a drop-off but continues with clear glass over it. The experiment tests social referencing of the infant to the mother. The objective was to see if the infant would cross over the “drop-off”. We see in the video that if the mother gave a happy, reassuring face, the baby was more likely to cross the threshold. If the mother gave a scared face, the baby would not cross the threshold.
ReplyDeleteThese experiments can be very beneficial to explaining to parents what to do with their infant in certain situations. Some advice to new parents that I might give based off the still-face experiment would be to have positive interaction with your babies. Babies love to see their caregiver’s responses to them and communicate in their own way to them. This would help their socio-emotional development. Other advice I might give to new parents based off the social referencing experiment would be to pay attention to when your children are looking for reassurance from you. Babies tend to not go outside of their comfort zone and try new things unless their caregiver reassures them that it is okay. Most of all, it is important that parents be there for their infants as they are growing socio-emotionally, or they could become scared to try new things their entire lives.
When watching these videos on the different experiments, it became obvious that how a primary caregiver, in this case the mother, expresses nonverbal emotions effects how a child will behave. In one video, the mother would interact with the child and give facial expression and then show no emotion at all. When the mother was interacting, the child was happy and comfortable, but when the mother showed no emotion, the child became very upset. In the other video, the children would look to see if the mother was making a happy face or a frightened/concerned face, and when the mother was happy the baby would cross the area that appeared to be a cliff. However, when the mother would make a concerned or frightened face, the child would not cross the cliff and retreat. A piece of advice I would give new mothers is that nonverbal communication matters. Children will look to facial expression to know whether he/she will be safe doing certain activities or if they should not continue the activity. Overall, it was interesting to see that child at such a young age can understand right from wrong by looking at their caregivers facial expressions.
ReplyDeleteJillian, I liked how you stated that nonverbal communication matters between the mother and the infant. This is very important becuase if the significant figure in their life is not communicating with them and showing them positive expressions then this can be harmful to the development. Both the still face experiment as well as the social referencing experiment show how important socio-emotional is to an infant.
DeleteThe still-face paradigm shows how an emotional reaction to the child is a key part of a child's temperament. It shows how the aspect of the primary caregiver (in this case the mother) and the reaction and facial expressions can have either a positive or negative effect on the child. It's also interesting as the baby looks around, wondering what is to blame for her mother's sudden lack of emotion. The social referencing experiment showed how children are cautious when they are placed in a strange in scenario, and how they look to the primary caregiver for comfort and reassurance that they will be okay. I noticed in the second video that as they were describing the experiment, they said the child was after the toy. Yet, when they show the children crossing the "cliff" they went to the caregiver and ignored the toy, and this was only in cases where the parent would make a smile or a reassuring face. This stood out to me, because the baby did not feel comfortable unless they got the reassurance from the caregiver, and even then, they still went to them. The baby did not care about the toy; they just wanted to be with their mother/father.
ReplyDeleteMy advice to first time parents would be to show the child(ren) positive emotions. Children react better to signs of smiles and good will and they feel nervous when the parent(s) refrain from doing so. If you were to give off a more positive personality, it would be better for the child as they should be more positive as well.
I like how you observed in the first video that the child looked around for someone to blame. Obviously this mother has been very involved with her baby and has shown positive facial expressions while playing with her baby. You also noticed in the second video that they didn't even go for the toy-I didn't even pay attention to that. This shows that babies really just want the parents to be involved even if it is just giving them positive reinforcement to be happy and playful
DeleteThrough the two assigned videos we were taught about a study regarding a still face paradigm, and the other about social referencing. Both of these short videos taught the viewers that a facial expression or expression of emotions has a high impact on an infant and their socio-emotional development. For new parents these videos would give a foundation for great advice. Starting with the still-face paradigm. As a parent interreacts with their child or tries to engage with them, there is often times a happy, excited, loving, or curious look given by the parents that shows the baby they have their full attention. Yet when a parent then decides not to react or engage to the child’s actions, the baby begins to get flustered. First, they try to engage the parent by waving, point, giggling, or smiling. When that doesn’t work, they begin to fuss, whine, wiggle, and even can lose control of their temper and body language. This would be great to show new parents just to prove that while a child cannot speak to get your attention they are strictly relying on your facial expressions and their attitude directly corresponds to your face. The second video places a child in a situation where they have the opportunity to explore the table to get a new toy, but they would have to overcome a steep drop as the table portrays. The infant is more likely to continue across the table if the caregiver on the other end has a happy or positive facial expression rather than a hesitant or worried look. While the child cannot verbally ask for permission to continue, they rely on the visible emotions of their caregiver as a sign of asking if they can continue. So while preverbal children cannot always understand what you say to or around them, the emotions portrayed through facial expression will have a tremendous impact on the child and how they react in different situations.
ReplyDeleteBoth experiments are about nonverbal communication between a parent and their infant. It is important that parents respond to their child exploring their environment in a way that helps the baby. The baby takes these facial expressions as a red or green light to stop what they are doing or continue. Not only is it important that parents respond in the correct manner, but they they respond at all. As shown in the first study, the baby becomes very distressed and cries when the mom shows no expression back at her. This is a major thing for parents to understand. I was surprised by both of these studies in a way. I thought the first baby would entertain herself when the mom showed no facial expression, but she did the exact opposite. Advice to new parents would be to be involved with their newly-mobile baby. Another surprising thing is that babies are looking at them more than they are listening to them. Nonverbal communication is everything with a baby to allow them to interact with their environment and continue with proper development.
ReplyDeleteAli, I was also surprised when the baby wanted the mother's reaction instead of entertaining herself. Do you think that without the mother being in the room, the child would act the same way? Do you think that the way the child reacts to the mother could demonstrate its attachment pattern?
DeleteIf I were to relate these concepts to new parents, I would tell them that their baby is hard wired to rely on you to keep them out of harm's way. They also rely on you to keep them fed, clean, and healthy. In the first video, where the mother does not react to the child, the child becomes frantic because they are worried that the parent will not take care of them any more or that there might be danger. The child needs interaction to know that they will be cared for. In the second video, when the child looks to the mother to see if it is safe to cross over and retrieve the toy, they are checking to make sure that the circumstances are safe. I would tell new parents that it is important to interact with your child so they know they can rely on you and that you will care for them.
ReplyDeleteAfter watching both the videos, the main takeaway was how parents reactions influence their children and their development. Children continuously look for their parents/caregivers reactions in order to make decisions. As seen in the still face experiment, children will look at the caregivers reaction and in a sense, mock it. When the parent looks upset, the child soon gets upset, when the caregiver looks happy, the children shows the same emotion and this helps them to interact together. In the social referencing experiment, the child often looks for the caregivers expressions, if the caregiver seems happy, the child crossed, if they looked upset the child often stayed where they were. These experiments could come in very helpful when giving advice to new parents. Babies can sense different emotions in their caregivers just through their facial expressions. Parents need to be careful when expressing these in order to help teach their children right from wrong. More stern looks should be given when the child does something wrong and happier looks should be given when the child does something right. This will also help boost the child's confidence as they do good things or try new things when parents give them a positive look. They will feel as though they are making their parents happy too. It is important for them to understand how important nonverbal communication can be, it can start teaching children right from wrong at a very early age and can help with discipline later on in life.
ReplyDeleteThese two videos were interesting to watch. They give great insight of how children are thinking about the word before they are even able to talk. These videos have some concepts that can be relayed to parents about their children. One thing I would definitely tell a parent after watching the first video, is that babies know how you are feeling. They will be happy and joyful is they see their parent or guardian smiling and talking to them. They also will pick up on when their parents are sad or angry, and they will change their mood to match yours. The big take away from the first video is how much children sense your behavior, and how it is important to stay happy with your child. The Second video has the message of how much children trust their caregiver. If their caregiver looks frightened, the child will stop and not explore. If they look happy and are smiling the child is more likely to explore their surroundings. This proves how much a child trusts their parent.
ReplyDeleteJulia, I liked that fact that you made it apparent that a child really does trust their parents. They go off of their parents expressions because they don't have a sense of their own yet. Both videos showed that point and you talked about it in the two ways they showed it, and that is very good.
DeleteThe research on the still-face paradigm and social referencing shed a light on how a parent’s facial expressions and reactions to their child influence their emotion as well as behavior. Babies seem to understand what their parents are trying to relay to them without being able to understand words, or the use of words in general. In the still-face experiment, the baby made noises and gestures. While doing these, the mother responded by smiling and laughing, which in turn excited the baby to continue making noises and pointing around the room. The mother turned around and then stared at the baby with a still face showing zero emotion or expression. The baby began making noises and gestures, but when the mother did not respond, the baby became exasperated and upset. This experiment showed how a parent’s emotion influences the child’s behavior as well as emotions. For new parents, it is important to understand the emotion and behavior your displaying in front of your child as they may pick up on the expressions and feelings you are portraying. Being positive around the child at a young age may be beneficial in their development and later in life. If a child is constantly around a stressed out and upset or angry parent, they may create a negative outlook on the world if no positivity and happiness is displayed.
ReplyDeleteThe second experiment which was on social referencing shows how a child responds to their parent, again without the use of words. The child was on plexiglass table and one side of it looked as though it dropped off. The parent stood on the other end and while the baby was crawling toward them, the parent displayed either a gesture or facial expression that showed whether it was good for the baby to keep crawling, or that they should stop before the drop off. When the parent was shaking their head no and had a frightened look on their face the baby stopped crawling because they could see the concern within the parent. The reverse happened when the parent showed excitement and happiness. This experiment again shows that babies understand without the use of any words. They pick up on the emotions the parents are displaying and may even feel these emotions within themselves.
These two videos both specifically showed the effects that a parent's (in this case the mother's) facial expressions had on the child. In the first video, the mother was, at first, actively engaging with her one-year-old baby by smiling and verbally interacting with the baby. The child in turn, would shows signs of contentment and happiness and would actively engage back with the mother by making verbal noises or pointing at things. When the mother suddenly stopped all facial expression and showed no emotion whatsoever no matter what the child did, the baby immediately showed signs of discomfort and stress, even to the point of beginning to cry and thrash about. In the second video, the baby was placed on a plexiglass sheet that had a visual drop off that was underneath the glass but looked real to the baby. When the mother was placed on the other side of the visual cliff and proceeded to smile and nod her head encouragingly, the baby would eventually gain the courage to cross over the visual cliff. On the other hand, if the mother proceeded to make a concerned and worried face, the baby was more likely not to try to cross the plexiglass at all.
ReplyDeleteThese two studies have shown that a baby not only feeds off and responds to interaction with a parent but also that a baby interprets their parent's emotion and is concerned about their reactions in certain situations. Based on these videos, I would advise new parents to consider how their emotions affect their child and to also be mindful of the way in which infants communicate through their emotions back to the parent. They rely on the reaction of others to determine how to act in a new situation or environment just like the false cliff; therefore, it is important that parents do not misguide them with their own emotions. I would also advice new parents to positively interact with their children on a daily basis. This coincides with what we have discussed in lecture about the importance of parents interacting and asking their child questions as they grow and learn to talk. As we learned in class, this helps the child with developing their long term memory and can be associated with helping children remember things better from their early childhood. Overall, there are several pieces of advice from these videos that parents can learn and apply to their child's rearing in order to enhance their child's development.
I thought this video was very interesting when they showed the children's behavior and reaction from their parents/caregiver. I agree with you that this video does not only should that the baby not only feed off and respond to interaction, the baby also interprets their caregivers emotion as well. It is important we watch how we interact with the baby so they don't misinterpret things later in life.
DeleteI have always been interested in how emotions and reactions affect babies considering there is a language barrier in that babies cannot verbally communicate. After watching the videos on the two studies I can infer that since babies cannot rely on verbal communication they rely on cues such as reactions and the emotions that are portrayed around them. The advice I would give parents is that it is extremely important to respond meaningfully to your children, especially when they are babies. Babies will soak up your reaction to their actions and their emotions and it is critical that as a parent you are able to encourage and discourage at appropriate times. Your baby will rely on your nonverbal cues to navigate their world until they can speak. Keep in mind that your facial and emotional reactions may be the most effective way of communication with your baby.
ReplyDeleteI have also been interested in how babies understand us when there is a language barrier and these two videos helped me understand that. I also agree with you that parents do need respond meaningfully.
DeleteI thought the videos were interesting because you would never think a mother's face could have so much power in causing their baby to react a certain way or make certain decisions. I think it would be important for parents to know their attitudes and body language really affect the development of a child. When supporting or disapproving an action caused by your own child, it may not only be words that express your encouragement or disappointment, rather just your facial expression alone. A baby needs the playful, smiling, and happy environment in order to continue to grow and prosper later on. These playful interactions are crucial to a child's development and need to be reiterated daily.
ReplyDeleteBrianna, I completely agree with you! I think that in order for a child to develop to their fullest potential, they need a positive/happy environment with interactions, not a negative environment with no interactions. I think all parents need to know just how much facial expressions and body language impact their child's development on a daily basis. Great post!
DeleteThese videos shows how important it is for the parent/caregiver to think about how they react in certain situations. Babies are always watching people and they learn from it. They trust in their parents/caregiver's reaction and they rely on it.
ReplyDeleteI would advise the parents that interactions with their child is very important to their growth. Also to be aware that they are watching them and be careful what you do around them that you don't want them to replicate.
The parents/caregiver attitudes and body language is very important to the child growth. They soak in so much through their eyes and they react in certain ways.
Katarina, I liked that fact that you said babies watch lots of people, not just their parents. Also the fact that parents need to pay attention on how they react around their child because they soak in so much through their eyes. That's my favorite sentence because it is so true.
DeleteThese videos show the importance of showing emotions towards your child. Babies may not be able to understand a parent speaking to them, but they are able to read a parents emotions. Babies recognize their parent's facial expressions. For example, If a parent is smiling at the baby and engaging with the baby, the baby will be happy, smiling back, and pointing at new things (exploring the world). If a parent ignores their child, the baby experiences stress, discomfort, and confusion.
ReplyDeleteMy advice to new parents would be, engage in your children. Play with them often and when playing with them, maybe even exaggerate your facial expressions. Ignoring your children will not only upset them, but could very possibly negatively affect them later on in life.
Kennedi,
DeleteEspecially after watching these videos, I also believe that engaging children at such a young age is very important in their development. When reading your response, I wondered what you thought may happen if parents did not engage. I know you said it would "negatively affect them later in life", but I wonder how specifically. I was thinking it could make a child have trouble communicating or even making friends early in life. What do you think?
The videos on still face paradigm and social referencing just shows how much impact a mother/father have on an infant. I think that it is very interesting that the infant can tell what a parent is thinking/feeling based off strictly a facial expression. One thing I would tell a parent after watching the video on still face paradigm is that an infant can read your facial expression. If you are acknowledging and interacting with you child, they will be happy and interact back with you, however if they sense that you aren’t interacting and having a straight face, they can tell, and they get will get grumpy/worried until you start interacting with them again. After watching the video on social referencing, I would tell a parent that an infant has so much trust in them and will react based on their facial expression. If a parent has a happy/excited expression on their face, they will explore and venture to places that they wouldn’t if their parent had a worried/concerned look on their face. These two videos just prove that a baby has so much trust in their parents or caregiver and will react based on facial expressions.
ReplyDeleteLeah,I agree with you on your points of what to tell the parents. It is important that they know how much their children trust them. The second video proved that very well. It also effects their mood as shown in the first video. I also agree that is it important for a parent to interact with their child and know what effect they have on their childs' mood. Great post, Leah.
DeleteTwo scientists perform experiments on infants trying to dig deep into socio-emotional development. One study is the still face experiment regarding facial expressions projected onto the infant. The mother actively engages with the infant by smiling, making noises, and by being there. In return, the infant socially engages and gives positive feedback to the mother. In the first part of the study, the infant is clearing happy and engaging with an important figure in their life. However, in the second part of the study, the mother shows no emotion at all. In response, the infant immediately reacts poorly trying to seek an interaction with the mother. If this is a continuing situation where the mother is not interacting with the infant then this can potentially lead to problems in development. In the still face experiment, I would suggest to parents that important figures in the infants life must be actively engaging with them. In the social referencing experiment, the infant is placed on a table with a steep drop off that is actually covered in clear glass. An important figure such as a parent or caregiver is on the other side of the clear glass. The intent of this study is to examine if infants are more likely to cross over the glass in response to facial expressions. When the significant figure showed fear, the infant did not cross. On the other hand, when the significant figure smiled and showed support, the infant crossed over. I would tell parents that infants can connect and interact with them and to help them with rewarding facial expressions.
ReplyDeleteIf I were trying to give advice about these to new parents, I would probably say the same thing twice, since the actual differences between the concepts aren't something that I think it's critical for parents to know. Essentially I would say "It's important to be non-verbally communicative with your infant, they pay close attention to facial expressions, and behave differently when you're showing positive emotion through body language or facial expression versus showing negative emotion non-verbally."
ReplyDeleteThere are a lot of different ways that we'd be able to relate these concepts to parents, I think that personally I would go with someone having an infectious smile, since it's a very similar effect, and quick and easy. If I needed to be more detailed though, I would probably just say that we do a lot of the same things that infants do, like looking to our friends in a new situation that's causing stress so that we can feel some form of connection and the feeling of security that comes from that connection, but that infants rely on/use more non-verbal communication since it's the only way they can communicate.
Watson, I really enjoyed reading your post! I liked the similarity you mentioned between ourselves and infants and that we tend to turn to family and friends in a time of stress so we can feel that sense of security. However, I'm a little confused as to your comment about the actual difference in concepts is not critical for parents to know. You said at the end that babies rely on the use of more non-verbal communication since it's the only way they can communicate so would you agree that emotional connection is an extremely important concept for new parents to understand?
DeleteAfter watching the two videos, it is very easy to conclude that emotion has a great impact on the emotional well being and security of the child. Babies don't have the ability to regulate their own emotions and so they look for to their significant other (mom or dad) for confirmation and satisfaction. Of course the primary goal of parents is to ensure their baby is healthy but also to make sure their baby is happy. The concepts of these videos relate to new parents because they are trying to go above and beyond to avoid emotional havoc from their babies. They are also trying to understand the new concept of being a parent while also ensuring their babies needs are met. Distress of their infant causes distress on themselves as well. That's why it's important for babies and parents to establish strong emotional connections. This enables babies to reflect their own emotions to that of their significant other. Emotional connection also ensures baby the certainty of their safety- such as the video of the babies attempting to cross the glass to get to the toy and their mothers.
ReplyDeleteAfter watching these videos it is obvious that there is a direct correlation between the caregivers emotions and the baby's emotions. When the mother is not showing positive facial expressions her baby becomes distressed, interpreting the mothers emotions. In the second video the children decided whether or not to move forward on the table according to the expression the caregiver had.
ReplyDeleteThe advise i would give a new parent is that they should try not to show negative emotions around their baby. Because babies are more perceptive to peoples emotions than most people realize and the negative emotions will have an effect on the child.
I agree with you Kelsey. I was a bit surprised by how much the mom's emotions the baby's cued in on. I felt sorry for the poor baby when her mom was giving her the still face, and that wasn't even negative emotions, just indifference. It would be horrible to watch the baby's response to an angry or extremely negative mother.
DeleteInteraction between children and caregivers are definitely more than just verbal. Body language and facial expression are just as important as words. The second video was interesting to watch as the babies look for approval to come to the other side of the board. Once they received that, they trusted that they were safe to move into the ‘scary area’. That came from positive actions.
ReplyDeleteFor new parents, I would suggest that they interact with their children at eye level as much as they can from the very beginning. Not only does it provide bonding time between you and the kiddo, it establishes communication. Have fun with your kiddos and acknowledge them as often as you can. They watch your every move, plus play time is good for both of you.
The two experiments expressed how infants respond and pick up facial expressions. The second experiment showed how when are faced with unusual circumstances where a decision is needed they will look to their caregiver for guidance such as a red light green light type of scenario. The parents did this by giving a face that was either frightening or encouraging. I found these videos to be interesting because if the concept is grasped parents would be able to communicate with their infants much more effectively using facial expressions rather than verbal.
ReplyDeleteThese two experiments, the still faced experiment and the visual cliff experiment, demonstrated that babies that are not yet capable of verbal communication are very perceptive of the emotions of those around them. They also use emotions themselves to communicate. I would tell new parents that they need to be aware that any emotions they express will be picked up on by their baby. So if the parents come home angry about work or traffic or whatever it will affect their baby and the baby will likely become upset. I would tell parents to try to always interact positively and cheerfully with their baby. They shouldn’t ignore their baby when he/she is trying to communicate with them during this learning window. Also the visual cliff experiment demonstrated that babies become cautious when parents give them the fear expression. So I would think that if you had a super fearful parent a child would be extremely fearful to try anything and that would stunt their development.
ReplyDeleteBoth of these videos, the still faced experiment and the visual cliff experiment show how much a parents reactions influence their child. The reactions and emotions they show towards their baby affect how the baby responds in different situations. As it said in the visual cliff video, the baby looks for their mothers reaction to make sure it's safe and okay for them to do. In the other video it shows that when you don't give your child attention, they are really affected and hurt by it.
ReplyDeleteMy advice to new parents would be to make sure you show the right emotions in certain situations. Make sure they know when things are bad, good, sad, happy, etc. Also that you give attention to your child. Make sure they know when they misbehave and when they do they aren't rewarded for that behavior. When they are being good, make sure they are told that. Always make sure you show some kind of attention because like it said in the video, you don't want that child to get stuck in the area after you try the still face reaction.
The two experiments, the still faced experiment and the visual cliff gives a lot of information about children and parents. It tells us that parents reactions helps out their child more then they might think. Both of these experiments show that the child looks for a certain reaction out of their caregiver. If you do not give the child a reaction then curiosity might get the best of them and it could get them hurt. The advice I would give to new parents is your reaction and facial expressions are important. I would make sure they know that their child is going to look for certain reactions when they are curious about something so they need to give them the right reaction. I would also bring up how if you do not give the child enough attention they can get stuck in an area which can cause developmental issues later on. The biggest thing to take away from this video is that children are going to be looking for a reaction so make sure you are present and give the right reaction for the situation.
ReplyDeleteBoth the Still Face Experiment and the Visual Cliff Experiment exhibit how influential our parents’ emotions and reactions are to us. In the Still Face Experiment, we are shown how directly an infant’s stress levels are affected by whether they can get a reaction from their caregivers. Without a reaction from their interactions with their caregivers, their stress levels have been shown to rise quickly. With a reaction, however, infants are kept happy and communicative. The Visual Cliff Experiment helped us to see just how important reassurance is to infants and their communicative skills. With positive reactions from their caregivers, infants were more likely to cross over the “cliff” in order to access a toy. Then, when shown fearful or negative reactions from their caregivers, the same infants were less likely to cross over to the toy. Helpful advice for new parents would be to communicate with your children with facial expressions, hand motions, and positive sounds as much as you can. When an infant is shown healthy communication and reactions, they are very likely to reciprocate this in their language skill development.
ReplyDeleteSurprise surprise, babies ARE responsive to their parents and seek their feedback so that they can be happy in their environment. After watching the videos I laughed at two things. First how both of the two experimenters dudes had an eye drooping thing and secondly how creepy the mom was being "stone faced" in front of her kid. The first shows how important attention and feedback is to your kid so that they feels loved and safety from them. The second is exactly the same except their problem they face is their environment and they need feedback to feel safe in their choices their environment provides them.
ReplyDeleteParents of the future, just be a basic parent and respond to your kids with a smiling face and make sure they don't fall over tall places.
The Still Face Experiment and the Visual Cliff Experiment give us insight on a baby’s ability to read emotion. They look to their parents’ expressions and actions for comfort and guidance. Even though the baby is unable to communicate verbally, they are still able to communicate non-verbally with their expressions and actions. New parents should understand that their appearance and facial expressions has an effect on their child, as well as the tone of their voice. If their child is in distress and is crying it is best not for the parent to get upset and instead continue to smile and try to comfort the child with warm expressions and reassuring tone of voice. How a parent reacts to their child’s behavior could be used to encourage good behavior and discourage bad behavior. For example, reward a child’s good behavior with smiles and claps. The child is more likely to continue this behavior because they are positively reinforced.
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