The Influence Of Crying: A Baby's World

I learned that when it seems like babies are copying what you are doing, an example being sticking out their tongue, they are copying you but they do not know they are doing it. That is called unconscious mimicry. Crying is the key to a baby’s survival. It is the only way they can get someone’s attention to do something for them since they cannot do things for themselves. An interesting fact was that at three weeks old baby’s most active muscles are the ones that control their eye, however they in the beginning they can only see up to a yard away.
A Baby’s World: Reason and Relationship
Sometimes at twelve weeks old a baby takes its first attempt at abstract thought. That is when they begin to understand the nature of cause and effect. An example would be that they cry because they know that it is a way to make something happen, so they listen for a response. Some babies can be sensitive to math at as young as six months. They can tell that one toy is less than two toys, and that two toys is less than three. …show more content…
That is known as a primary stretch. It is one of the earliest signs of a human tool. By moving objects around in their mouth babies can tell what it is without even seeing it. When babies cannot talk yet they often use their eyes and sometimes a little babbling to tell you what they