How Babies Learn (1966)

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1966

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: Shows some important developmental advances during the first year of life. Stresses that learning is influenced by interpersonal environment, particularly the mother - child relationship, and the physical environment in which the baby lives. Part of a government research project on infant learning.Eugene Raskin paints a word portrait of New York, as seen by lovers, adventurers, and the star-struck, against a background of jazz. Points up the pathos of old neighborhood contrasted to the bustle of the business world. Discusses three fundamental standards used by architects and planners to judge the quality of neighborhood--human scale, density, and variety.

Complete Record: Shows some important developmental advances during the first year of life. Stresses that learning is influenced by interpersonal environment, particularly the mother - child relationship, and the physical environment in which the baby lives. Part of a government research project on infant learning. Eugene Raskin paints a word portrait of New York, as seen by lovers, adventurers, and the star-struck, against a background of jazz. Points up the pathos of old neighborhood contrasted to the bustle of the business world. Discusses three fundamental standards used by architects and planners to judge the quality of neighborhood--human scale, density, and variety.