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Symbolic Understanding in Infants and Young Children: Challenges and Benefits – Part 2 Nothing is more important in early human development than learning to use the symbols through which we communicate with one another. In this lecture, Dr. DeLoache reviews her research on the challenges that infants and very young children face as they become symbol-minded-- as they figure out the nature and use of a variety of everyday symbolic objects. From the Series:Allen L. Edwards Psychology Lectures Channel: ResearchChannel Category: Educational Video Length: 3510 Date Found: February 12, 2009 Date Produced: February 21, 2007 View Count: 7