P037B Clip Notes
| Notes:n:nn | by Analyst transcribed: 3/07/2025 |
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| Video Clip: | Context |
| Setting,Props | Cedar Hall, Family Room: Rob’s containers and a teething ring |
| Actors,Aims | Peggy and Robby; Bob on camera. Mom offstage |
| Episode A: | Bob: Let’s see how far Peggy gets, Rob. Don’t show her what you’re doing. Pardon me. Let her play with those rings and toys until you explain what you want to do. Why don’t you get them away from her? Move over this way a little more. Okay. What do you have in mind? |
| Episode B: | Rob: This is like an obstacle course, for Peggy. Bob: It is? Rob: Well, it’s a very minor obstacle course. I’d say they could be a found like this [putting one container on another]. Bob: Okay, well explain the first thing first. What’s the first thing you’re going to do? Rob: That, Yes [dropping Peggy’s teething ring in the open container, it falls off] I did and she has to find it. Bob: What’s the very first thing you’re going show her? Rob: What thing? Bob: No, what is the very first thing you’re going to show her? Whoops[as Peggy crawls into the scene, landing on her face] there she goes. Rob: Yes, I’m going to show her this. Bob: Okay. So you’ve got a single empty bucket. (To Mom: could you hold Peggy for a little while, while Rob explains?). |
| Episode C: | Bob: You’ve got a single empty bucket with a thing in. Rob: Yeah. This is the only see through bucket here. The others are opaque. Bob: Okay. Rob: Yes. See the difference? Bob: Okay, great….Now, the next thing you’re going to do is put that on the ground and turn the bucket, the see-through bucket over it, and see if she knocks it away…. Like that? Rob: [as he demonstrates] Yeah. |
| Episode D: | Bob: And the third thing you’re going to do is what? Rob: Not that. [as he makes a false start, then corrects it] That. I’m getting mixed up… That. Bob: You’re going to hide it under an opaque one, but you’re going to make sure she watches you? Rob: Yeah. Bob: Okay. Well, let’s do that then. Let’s stop now until I get all the excess stuff out of the way. [break in clip] |
| Episode E: | Bob: Step number one. Here we go. Rob: See, there’s this bucket (with teething ring inside) Bob: Oh, boy, She knew how to get that, didn’t she? What a good little baby. Rob: Yeah, she found easy. Okay, now, [Rob inverts the transparent container over the teething ring] See, Peggy, this one is harder. Peggy: [knocks the container off the teething ring] Rob: [ replaces the transparent container with opaque one] Bob: She got that right away. Good for her. |
| Episode F: | Rob: [replaces the transparent container with an opaque one] Bob: Did you show it to her? Did you show her where you put it? Rob: [to Pggy] See, [He lifts opaque container, points to the teething ring] see, Peg? Rob: [dropping to container again] No, no fair. [as Peggy directly addressed the opaque container] Bob: She knows all about that [as Peggy overturns the opaque container and gets the teething ring] yeah. |
| Episode G: | Bob: Didn’t you have some three buckets? You were going to hide it under one of them? Rob: [stacks 3 high] Bob: Wow. Rob, I thought you were going to have three in a row on the ground. Rob: Oh, yeah. Bob: Well, I’ll tell you what,… come down to the end of the mattress, Rob. That’ll give you a chance to get set up before she– she’s turning around. Rob: Hold it. I’ll show it to her, but then I’ll slip one of them under. Bob: Well, you better hurry. Okay, here she comes. |
| Episode H: | Bob: Oh, but you’re not telling her which one they’re under? Rob: Yeah. [As Peg knocks away first container] It’s not in that one. Bob: Okay, how’s she supposed to know where it is??… Or isn’t she? Rob: The thing is, she isn’t. How can I push you about that one? Bob: She likes the way they roll, though, apparently. Okay, Rob, just get out of the way. Now, you get out of the way,Rob, so we can see what she does. Now, [as she knocks off the opaque container and sees the teething ring] which would she- – Rob: [snatches away the teething ring] Bob: Robby! Rob: [returns the teething ring…] Peggy: [reaches for it and brings it to her mouth] Bob: It would have been interesting to see whether she would have rather had the teething ring or whether she would have rather played with the rolling thing. Hold it. Let’s stop right now so she doesn’t crawl off the edge there and right on her face. [break in clip filming] |
| Episode I: | Bob: I guess we’re going to do it. Okay? Now, I don’t know why you wanted to do that, but let’s- Rob: Well, look at the results. Bob: Now, just let her alone. Let’s see what she does. Now, she’s probably going to want to get off that mattress and fall flat on her seven teeth, so I have to be careful. OK, she’s playing with that. Peggy: [drops the teething ring in the large opaque container] Bob: Okay. I want to stop this thing. |
| AI Summary: | as Contents List – Bob and Rob set up a simple “obstacle course” for baby Peggy using containers and her teething ring. – Rob plans to demonstrate object permanence using one transparent bucket and several opaque ones. – Peggy easily retrieves the ring from an open, single bucket. – With the transparent bucket inverted over the ring, Peggy immediately knocks it aside to get the ring. – Rob then hides the ring under an opaque container, showing Peggy where it is; she successfully overturns it to retrieve the ring. – Rob attempts a three-bucket setup but initially stacks them instead of placing them in a row. – He hides the ring under one opaque bucket without indicating which; Peggy explores, seemingly also interested in the way the buckets roll. – At one point Rob snatches the ring, and Bob corrects him; the ring is returned and Peggy mouths it. – Safety is a recurring concern as Peggy nears the edge of the mattress during exploration. – In the final sequence, Peggy drops the teething ring into a large opaque container, and Bob stops the session. |
| AI Narrative: | A short home video captures a simple play session that doubles as an informal exploration of infant problem-solving. Two adults, Bob and Rob, set up a series of tasks for Peggy, a crawling baby, using everyday objects: a teething ring, a transparent container, and several opaque buckets. The mood is casual and improvised, with Bob prompting Rob to think through each step before Peggy engages. The goal is to see how Peggy responds when an object she wants is visible, covered, or hidden among multiple options. The sequence begins with the most straightforward challenge: placing the teething ring inside a single, empty container. Peggy retrieves it easily. Next, Rob covers the ring with a transparent bucket. Peggy quickly knocks the bucket away, revealing that she can connect the seen object with the action needed to access it. The task then shifts to an opaque container. After being shown where the ring is, Peggy overturns the bucket and recovers the ring without hesitation, indicating that she can track an object that is temporarily out of sight when given a clear cue. The setup grows more complex when Rob introduces three opaque buckets. He places the ring under one but doesn’t provide a cue about which it is. Peggy explores by knocking containers aside, seemingly as interested in how they roll as in finding the ring. When she does uncover the hidden object, her attention alternates between the ring and the containers themselves—a reminder that for infants, the affordances of objects (rolling, stacking, noise) can be just as compelling as the original goal. Throughout, the adults balance guidance, observation, and safety. Bob nudges Rob to clarify what he’s demonstrating, makes space for Peggy to act independently, and stays ready to prevent a tumble off the mattress. The interaction highlights how quickly infants shift focus and how their problem-solving is intertwined with sensory play. Even small interruptions—like a sibling briefly grabbing the ring—become part of the unfolding experiment in attention and persistence. By the end, Peggy even drops the teething ring into a larger opaque container herself, turning from participant to initiator. The scene offers a snapshot of early cognitive development: emerging object permanence, cause-and-effect learning, and curiosity-driven exploration. It also shows that everyday materials and unstructured moments can reveal a lot about how young children think, adapt, and play. |
| Link Index | Panel P037, Language Development, Object Exploration, Social Interactions |
| Themes, Interplay |
