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What is the significance of infants' developing understanding that the movements they see in the mirror are contingent on their own?
What is the significance of infants' developing understanding that the movements they see in the mirror are contingent on their own?
- It leads to recognizing their own reflection
- It leads to immediate self-expression
- It leads to a growing awareness of their distinctness from others (correct)
- It leads to a fear of mirrors
How does the child's understanding of him- or herself emerge according to Dunn (1988)?
How does the child's understanding of him- or herself emerge according to Dunn (1988)?
- Through difficulties of communication only
- Through observing their own reflection
- Through interactions with parents only
- Through day-to-day relationships and interactions (correct)
Why are empirical investigations of self-as-subject in young children rather scarce?
Why are empirical investigations of self-as-subject in young children rather scarce?
- Because young children cannot reflect on their experience (correct)
- Because parents do not allow it
- Because it is not considered important
- Because it's difficult for researchers to understand
What is the second step in the development of a full sense of self according to James?
What is the second step in the development of a full sense of self according to James?
What aspect of the self is most influenced by social elements?
What aspect of the self is most influenced by social elements?
According to Cooley, where does a person's sense of identity come from?
According to Cooley, where does a person's sense of identity come from?
What did Cooley refer to as the 'looking-glass self'?
What did Cooley refer to as the 'looking-glass self'?
According to Mead, how is the self related to the social world?
According to Mead, how is the self related to the social world?
What milestone did Lewis and Brooks-Gunn suggest is important in a child's development?
What milestone did Lewis and Brooks-Gunn suggest is important in a child's development?
In Lewis and Brooks-Gunn's experiment, what did the psychologists reason about the children's reaction to the red mark on their noses?
In Lewis and Brooks-Gunn's experiment, what did the psychologists reason about the children's reaction to the red mark on their noses?
What term did Cooley use to describe the concept of people shaping their identity based on how they believe others view them?
What term did Cooley use to describe the concept of people shaping their identity based on how they believe others view them?
According to Mead, how is the self and the social world related?
According to Mead, how is the self and the social world related?
What milestone did Lewis and Brooks-Gunn suggest is reached when children become able to recognize themselves visually without the support of seeing contingent movement?
What milestone did Lewis and Brooks-Gunn suggest is reached when children become able to recognize themselves visually without the support of seeing contingent movement?
What did Lewis and Brooks-Gunn observe about children's ability to recognize themselves visually in an experiment involving a red mark on their noses?
What did Lewis and Brooks-Gunn observe about children's ability to recognize themselves visually in an experiment involving a red mark on their noses?
What did G. Lewis and Brooks-Gunn suggest about children's ability to recognize themselves visually without contingent movement?
What did G. Lewis and Brooks-Gunn suggest about children's ability to recognize themselves visually without contingent movement?
