what goes through the mind?

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Belle

as some of you know i have a small child, now almost 3 months old.

i love to see the changes in behaviour, wonder how experience moulds his progression and am curious as to what his cogintion is really like.

for example i am interested in his interpretation of mirror images.

without self awareness 'we' (animals in general) cannot recognise ourselves. But surely the recognition of a mirror image world and gazing into your mirror mothers eyes would lead you to the understanding of your own reflection. but experience tells me (as with my cats' non-awareness of their reflection), this is not the case.

help me someone... what does he see??

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El LoroMember VIP10 yearsModerator

An interesting subject, made difficult as babies can't tell us what they are thinking.

I did a Google search and found this article which will be of interest to you.
http://scienceblogs.com/cognit...and_eye_tracking.php

There's also a more general article on the theory of cognitive development at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T...ognitive_development

6/22/091:03 AM

Ensign MufMember

"Most human babies do not pass the mirror test until several months of age" also "Humans tend to fail the mirror test until they are about 18 months old"

6/28/096:36 AM

BelleMember

i forgot i had posted this (doh). i will have a look at the articles thanks. meantime at 3 months old we often look at the little boy who lives in the mirror to see how he is going

7/5/096:59 AM

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