Question

After watching Patrick and Sarah, compare how they react to their reflections in the mirrors. Does either seem to recognize him/herself in the mirror? Does either respond to the spot of rouge on his/her nose? How are their reactions similar or not similar? Were their reactions what you expected? Can you explain why you think that they react in the way that they do?

Answer 1

Answer:

Patrick seems not to recognize himself by looking at himself in the mirror, however, Sarah can. Sarah was able to recognize herse, reach up and was able to get rid of the rouge on her nose. Sarah recognizes herself and have an idea of what she expects herself to look like. Sarah is 9 months older and due to this, she has had experience with care givers and have also had an interaction with her environment that enables her to have such unique character. Infants learn from caregivers because they are capable of letting them know their identity and uniqueness.

Explanation:

Patrick apparently tends to see the image in the mirror and tries to make an effort to touch or reach out to it, however he does not reach up to put away the rouge from his nose. To be candid, there is not anything about his behavior that tells us that he certainly recognizes himself. We can imply that Patrick probably didn't touch himself because he felt it was another child. Sarah seems to gaze at her reflection which is unlike Patrick. She pays attention to her fingers and then getss up to rub the red spot on her nose. Clearly, Sarah's behavior indicates that she recognizes herself and that what she sees in the mirror is not what she expects. Being nine months older than Patrick, Sarah has had a ton of experiences with caregivers and objects in the environment that call attention to her own uniqueness. Take cognizance of some examples of varying circumstances between infant and caregiver that a person might be capable of teaching the infant about his or her identity and uniqueness.