The Important Aspects of

Intelligence During Infancy

Yan Lu
Durham College
Construction Carpentry - Sustainable
GNED 1131 Intelligence: How Are You Smart?
Beverley Myatt
November 30, 2014

Four Stages
According to Piaget's Theory, different ages
have different thinking ways:
Sensorimotor
Preoperational
Concrete operational
Formal operational

Stage 1: Sensorimotor
Age 0 2
Learn that objects are
permanent even though
they are out of sight
Objects permanence is the
key intelligence factor at
this stage.

Stage 2: Preoperational
Age 2 7
Learn that other people
have different
perspectives

Stage 3: Concrete Operational

Age 7 11
Learn conservation of
mass and volume (mass
and volume stay the
same if nothing is added
or removed)

Stage 4: Formal Operational

Age 11
Learn to think abstractly
and hypothetically;
manipulate ideas in their
heads

Sensorimotor Stage
Six Sub-Stages under Sensorimotor Stage (Piagets Theory)
Reflexes
Very beginning of babys life

Secondary Circular Reactions

Between 4 and 8 months old

Tertiary Circular Reactions

Between 1 and 1 years old

Primary Circular Reactions

Between 1 and 4 months old

Coordination of Reactions
Between 8 and 12 months old

Early Representational Thought

Between 1 and 2 years old

Childrens Thinking
Accommodate
Children change their view of the world to fit with
new information (that doesnt fit with their old
view).

Mind-blindness
Having difficulty understanding the thought,
feelings, and behaviours of other people is known
at what?

Infant Intelligence Tests

Five main tests:
Gesell Developmental Schedules
Fagan Test
Bayley Scale of Infant Development

Mullen Scale of Early Learning

Cattell Infant Intelligence Scale

Infant Intelligence Tests

Propose:
To determine which babies are at risk for
intellectual disabilities or learning disabilities

Only around age five or six that intelligence

tests can predict later IQ scores.

Infants Emotions
Nonverbal Communication
Body language
Facial expressions
Tone of voice

Intelligence During Infancy

What are the key intelligence factors at this age?
Objects permanence and cognition are the key intelligence factors at
infancy.

What are the potential problems of this age?

Even though infants intelligence levels do not march their later IQ
scores, infant intelligence tests can help to determine which babies
are at risk for intellectual disabilities or learning disabilities.

How can cognitive development be maximized at this age?

Accompany babies and communicate with them by using verbal
language and nonverbal language.
Based on each stages if infancy, provide different intelligence
development tools.

Thank you!
Source
http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/infant-creativity-and-intelligence.html#lesson
http://lifestyle.howstuffworks.com/family/parenting/child-development/piagets-stages-cognitive4.htm
http://www.realmagick.com/concrete-operational-stage/
http://www.cengage.com/resource_uploads/static_resources/0534528996/5365/preoperational_stage.htm
http://www.livestrong.com/article/555566-how-can-parents-help-in-the-sensorimotor-stage/
http://www.allthingshealing.com/Astrology/Creating-Early-Experiences-to-Fit-Each-Infant's-UniqueEmotional-Nature-Part-2/4207#.VHxR8THF_j0