Week 10 Flashcards
How is identity personal?
Identity is related to one’s personality, experiences, autobiographical memory, and self-appraisals.
How is identity social?
Identity involves defining relationships with others, political orientation, group memberships, and social cohesion.
What is social cohesion in identity?
It’s finding people who are similar to us, creating in-group cohesion and sometimes out-group tension.
What is self-concept?
Self-concept is answering “Who am I?” and requires distinguishing between self and others.
What is the rouge test?
A self-recognition test where infants recognize themselves in a mirror, typically by 21-24 months.
How does self-recognition in infants develop?
Infants recognize themselves by linking “me” with the mirror reflection, a sign of self-concept.
What is pretend play and how is it related to self-concept?
Pretend play, such as playing school or family, shows developing self-concepts in young children.
How does self-concept evolve with age in early childhood?
From 3-4 years, children describe themselves concretely; by 5-6 years, they predict behaviors based on traits.
What self-concept abilities emerge in children aged 7-9?
Children use traits and social comparisons in self-evaluation.
How do teens develop self-concept?
Reflective self-appraisals (others’ views) begin to influence direct self-appraisals (self-view).
How does the brain represent the self?
Self-representation abilities are associated with brain maturation, especially in areas like the TPJ and mPFC.
What did Lewis and Carmody (2008) study about self-representation?
They found TPJ maturity was linked with self-representation abilities in infants, using personal pronoun use and pretend play as indicators.
What brain areas are active when adults think about themselves?
The mPFC and other cortical midline structures are involved in self-reflection.
