LO 5.1. Define cognitive schemas, and explain the processes by which infants and toddlers modify their cognitive schemas.

Elliott, C., & Chandler, T. (2008). Schemas. In N. Salkind (Ed.), Encyclopedia of educational psychology. (pp. 865-867). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. doi: 10.4135/9781412963848.n235

LO 5.2. Summarize infants’ progression through six substages of sensorimotor reasoning.

Salkind, N. (2005). Sensorimotor stage of development. In S. Lee (Ed.), Encyclopedia of school psychology. (p. 499). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. doi: 10.4135/9781412952491.n263

LO 5.6. Describe developmental changes in infants’ capacities for attention and memory.

Semrud-Clikeman, M., & Kutz, A. (2005). Attention. In S. Lee (Ed.), Encyclopedia of school psychology. (pp. 29-33). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. doi: 10.4135/9781412952491.n17

LO 5.7. Examine how infants’ categorization skills change with development.

Balaban, M., & Oldham, A. (2005). Categorization. In N. Salkind (Ed.), Encyclopedia of human development. (pp. 228-230). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. doi: 10.4135/9781412952484.n115