Identity (self, gender, moral) and cognitive development Flashcards
When an infant has a secure attachment to a parent, the infant can
venture away from the parent to explore the enviroment
Infants’ with difficult temperament are likely to have attachment problems even if they have sensitive parents. (true or false?)
false
In the Strange Situation, children with _________ type of attachment are clingy and difficult to comfort on the caregiver’s return.
anxious ambivalent
Cooley’s looking glass self is the idea that we see other people through the lens of our own perception. (true or false?)
false
In comparison to Chinese children, Euro-American children use
more personal-to-social statements in their self-description
Which self-description is most likely the view of a preschooler?
-“I can lift this heavy rock! I am really strong.”
-“I feel sad when daddy doesn’t play with me.”
-“I am quiet around my teachers, but I am really talkative with my friends.”
-All of the above are equally likely
“I can lift this heavy rock! I am really strong.”
In Marcia’s description of adolescent identity statuses, an adolescent who has not spent time thinking about her future and doesn’t seem overly concerned about this would be in the identity status of
diffusion
Preschoolers typically have high self-esteem mainly because
they are not able to engage in social comparison
Self-esteem continues to drop throughout adolescence. (true or false?)
false
When playing a game, Joey insists that the rules cannot be changed. Joey is likely to be at Piaget’s _________ level of moral development.
heteronomous morality
Read the two vignettes below and answer the following question.
-A little girl named Marie wanted to give her mother a nice surprise and cut out a piece of sewing for her. But she didn’t know how to use the scissors properly and cut a big hole in her dress.
-A little girl named Sarah secretly took her mother’s scissors one day when her mother was out. She played with them for a bit. Then, as she didn’t know how to use them properly, she made a little hole in her dress.
According to Piaget, when children are asked who is naughtier, children at the _________ level typically say that Sarah is the naughtier child.
autonomous morality
At Kohlberg’s conventional level, moral understanding is based on
actively maintaining the current social system to ensure positive human relationships and societal order.
After reading the Heinz dilemma that Kohlberg used, Phoebe says, “Heinz shouldn’t steal the drug because others will think he is a thief, and his family and friends will be disappointed with him.” According to Kohlberg, Phoebe is at the ______ level of moral development.
conventional
