unit3 Flashcards
our knowledge of who and what we are
self
cognitive representation of self
self-understanding
5 basic themes about self-understanding in childhood
activities-oriented, concrete, physical & material stuff, centered, unrealistically positive
4 themes about self-understanding in middle-late childhood
shift to internal characteristics, decentered, spontaneous use of social references, more realistic.
4 themes about self-understanding in adolescence
increasingly abstract self-descriptions, highly self-conscious, increased ability to distinguish between actual and idea selves, fluctuations in self-understanding.
how people process social situations
social cognition
three differences between people and objects
interactivity, intentionality, social scripts
descriptions were focused on external characteristics
stage 1; up to ages 6-8 (Livesley & Bromley’s 3 step model)
learned to use physical descriptions to make a point about inner characteristics
stage 2; ages 7-8 (Livesley & Bromley’s 3 step model)
more abstract in our descriptions; more comfortable in the idea that people can be 2 things at once (qualifiers and inferences)
stage 3; teens (Livesley & Bromley’s 3 step model)
rules that a particular group or culture has made up for behaviour in that group or culture
conventional rules
children understand that there are certain rules that are obligatory; you have to follow them always
moral rules
role of the moral emotions
psychoanalytic
role of reinforcements and punishments
behavorist
list of things good girls/boys don’t do
conscience
tells you what good girls/boys do
ego ideal
2 components of the superego
conscience and ego ideal
when does the superego develop?
age 4-5; end of phallic stage
we learn various things from our parents
Erikson
you don’t yet view yourself as a member of any group; probably egocentric
pre-conventional (level 1) (Kohlberg)
behave in line with cultural and social norms
conventional (level 2) (Kohlberg)
at a point where you know what your reference group wants you to do and why they want you to do it, but you don’t agree with it so you aren’t going to do it
post-conventional (level 3) (Kohlberg)
a child is relying on the physical consequences of their action to decide if it is right or wrong
stage 1: punishment and obedience orientation
what you want to do whatever it is that will get you what you need; screw everyone else
stage 2: self-interest orientation
moral judgements are based on consequences to self
level 1: pre-conventional mortality
moral judgements are now based on membership in some reference group
level 2: conventional morality
you believe that you should live up to your reference groups’ standards/expectations
stage 3: interpersonal relationships
view self as part of a large society; concerned with society as a whole
stage 4: maintaining social order
recognize that there is something larger than the existing rules of your culture
level 3: post-conventional mortality
a good society protects members’ basic rights
stage 5: social contract orientation
you will engage in protests and anti-government tactics if you think your government is doing something evil
stage 6: universal ethical principles
emotions are useful because they help people adapt to their environment
functional approach
are experienced by people everywhere, and each consists of 3 elements: a subjective feeling, a physiological change, and an overt behaviour.
basic emotions
by __ infants are thought to experience all basic emotions
8-9 months
infants smile when they see another person at ___ months
social smiles; 2-3 months
at __ months, infants become wary in the presence of an unfamiliar adult
6 months; stranger wariness
these emotions involve feelings of success when standards or expectations are met, and feelings of failure when they are not.
complex emotions/self-conscious emotions
when do complex emotions emerge?
18-24 months
by ____ children experience feelings of regret
7 years
infants in an unfamiliar or ambiguous environment often look at their caregiver, as if searching for cues to help them interpret the situation
social referencing
culturally specific standards for appropriate expressions of emotions in a particular setting or with a particular person.
display rules
refers to the attitudes, behaviors, and values that a person believes make himself or herself a unique individual
self-concept
The self-absorption that marks the teenage search for identity
adolescent egocentrism
Many adolescents feel that they are, in effect, actors whose performance is being watched constantly by peers
imaginary audience
teenagers’ tendency to believe that their experiences and feelings are unique, that no one has ever felt or thought as they do.
personal fable
the belief that misfortune only happens to others.
illusion of invulnerability
individuals in this stage are confused or overwhelmed by the task of achieving an identity and are doing little to achieve one.
diffusion
have an identity determined largely by adults, rather than from personal exploration of alternatives
foreclosure
are still examining different alternatives and have yet to find a satisfactory identity.
moratorium
have explored alternatives and have deliberately chosen a specific identity
achievement
they feel a part of their ethnic group and learn the special customs and traditions of their group’s culture and heritage.
ethnic identity
the process of integrating into and adopting the customs of a different culture
acculuration
Refers to a person’s judgement and feelings about his/her own worth
self-esteem