week 2

Question 1

developing bodile self awareness

Answer 1

• we develop this as children
• begin to locate our bodies as objects through sensation
• the ‘proprioceptive sense’
• proprioception activities help with body awareness
• research methods: experiments

propriception: awareness of postion and movement of the body

Question 2

dot test

Answer 2

if a child notices a mark and tries to touch/remove it it means they are aware that mirror refelcts the self

Question 3

dot test results

Answer 3

-18 months = 25% passed
- 20-24 = 50%
- 30 = vast majority

Question 4

dot test concerns

Answer 4

• mirrors are not ‘natural’ objects
• does touching the mirror = no recognition?
• does self-recognition = self awareness?

Question 5

dot test cultural differences

Answer 5

• some dont pass at 6 yrs in some countries (Broesh et al, 2011)
• social conditioning affected results in children from diff cultures (Keller et al 2004)

Question 6

alternative test of dot test

Answer 6

carept test

Question 6

social self-awareness

Answer 6

• self other distinction - theory of mind
• awareness of relation to others in self description
• self-regulation

Question 7

theory of mind

Answer 7

• the ability to differentiate between one’s perspective and other perspective’s
• the ability to attribute beliefs, thoughts, and emotions to others especially when its different from one’s own

Question 8

why do we need theory of mind

Answer 8

• to make sense of our own and others thoughts, feelings and behaviours
• egocentrism
• introspective self-awareness