ch. 13: knowing ourself, knowing others Flashcards
The types of self (5 types)
Ecological self
interpersonal self
extended self
private self
conseptual self
Ecological self
From birth
Sense of where we are as we move through the world
Interpersonal self
Shortly after birth
Interacting with other intentional agents
Extended self
4y and onward
Autobiographical timeline. Understanding of the past and ability to think about the future.
Private self
4y and onward
Understanding that we have privileged experiances no one else has.
Knowledge, dreams, perspectives
Conceptual self
4-5y onward
Most influenced by others and ambient culture
Social roles
False-belief task
A task that assesses the ability to understand how others might have beliefs that are contrary to a true state of affairs in the world.
Fixed-trait theorist
An individual who tends to think that traits are intrinsic and
unchangeable regardless of effort.
Gender roles
Acting and appearing as a certain gender
Gender socialization
raising a child to behave according to a certain gender role.
Gender identity
Identifying as a certain gender; usually associated with preferring activities and appearances that are correlated with a certain gender role.
Gender object choice
Sexual attention to a particular gender category
Mirror test
A test of someone’s sense of self in which a mark is put on a subject such that it can only be seen when the subject views himself in a mirror.
Self-concept
A conscious sense of the self that involves both facts about the self and evaluative beliefs about the self.
Theory of mind
A well- developed set of untaught, intuitive beliefs about others’ mental states and processes and an understanding of how to use those beliefs to infer others’ goals and explain their actions.
Refers to a persons ability to understand that others can have inner states, even if they differ from ones own or are even in contrast with actual facts (false belief).
Start developing in preschool age.
Important social cognitive development, this help us interpret and predict others behaviors.
