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Zmyj, Norbert; Jank, Jana; Schutz-Bosbach, Simone; Daum, Moritz M. – Cognition, 2011
It is well documented that in the first year after birth, infants are able to identify self-performed actions. This ability has been regarded as the basis of conscious self-perception. However, it is not yet known whether infants are also sensitive to aspects of the self when they cannot control the sensory feedback by means of self-performed…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Infants, Cognitive Ability, Self Concept
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Bertenthal, Bennett I.; Fischer, Kurt W. – Developmental Psychology, 1978
Presents a study of the development of self-recognition in infants from 6 to 24 months of age. The development of self-recognition is compared to the development of object permanence. (BD)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages, Infant Behavior
Phillips, Shelley – 1982
Prior to considering the ability of infants to think, this discussion attempts to dispel prevalent myths about babies' thought processes. The fact that infants do not intentionally manipulate their parents; are not identical; are not simply hedonistic seekers of bodily pleasures; and are not passive, disorganized beings needing training into…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Competence, Developmental Stages, Foreign Countries