Self Flashcards
“I” self-concept is what?
ability to think about ourselves
-“I” think about myself
“me” self concept is what?
sum total of what a person knows or believes about himself
-includes others’ opinions
-self concept
how do we know that newborns do not have a self-concept?
do not respond to mirror images of themselves.
-by 2 they will recognise themselves
how do we know that children understand the concept of “I”
with the vocab, they use with the tangible evidence they have
-im a 3 year old girl
-im a girl
-i like to dance
-asian children will say I but involve the action withsomeone else ex . i played with dan today
Cognitive development associated with SELF
understanding they might not be the best at things even if our parents say they are. can think logically and use the info we get and process abstractly.
“looking glass self”
we learn to know ourselves by interacting w others and observing how they respond to us. builds out self-consept
“generalized other”
a summary of ways in which others have responded to us, and we carry this concept with us.
-report cards
-playground gossip
-parents feedback
-siblings
Adolescence self-concept consists of what 3 concepts?
imaginary audience
personal fable
illusion of vulnerability
Imaginary audience is what?
that everyone is watching everything you do because there are people around. assuming that everyone is interested in what they are doing.
-conformity
Personal fable is what?
that know else has had a life like mine and I am the main character in my story.
-thought is perceived as a unique experience
illusion of invulnerability is what?
that only bad things happen to bad people and I am not a bad person so nothing bad will happen to me.
-explains risk-taking in adolescence
What did James Marcia discover?
adolescents are = to identity exploration with this u make a commitment to yourself
-this is determined by values
-occupation
-interpersonal relations
