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This is an archived course. A more recent version may be available at ocw.mit.edu.
Infants interact differently with agents and objects. By 2 months, babies greet a new object by reaching, a new person by cooing. (Figure by MIT OpenCourseWare.)
Prof. Laura Schulz
9.85
Fall 2005
Undergraduate
This course is an introduction to cognitive development focusing on children's understanding of objects, agents, and causality. Students develop a critical understanding of experimental design and how developmental research might address philosophical questions about the origins of knowledge, appearance and reality, and the problem of other minds.
Schulz, Laura. 9.85 Infant and Early Childhood Cognition, Fall 2005. (MIT OpenCourseWare: Massachusetts Institute of Technology), https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/brain-and-cognitive-sciences/9-85-infant-and-early-childhood-cognition-fall-2005 (Accessed). License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA
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