PSYC20008 Lecture Notes - Fall 2017 Lecture 9 - Bacon, Egocentrism
20 Sep 2018
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The (cid:862) o(cid:272)ial(cid:863) (cid:373)e a man has as many social selves as there are individuals who recognise him. The (cid:862) piritual(cid:863) (cid:373)e the most enduring and intimate part of the self -> takes the longest time to develop and is the most difficult to change: self-concept over time. Toddler (1-2 y/o) pronouns; body control. Learn that their bodies are part of themselves and that they can manipulate their bodies to express themselves. Early childhood (3-5 y/o) observable descriptions; unrealistic abilities -> much more expressive about their own attributes. Middle childhood (6-9 y/o) realistic abilities; social comparisons (important for self-concept for the rest of their lives; important foundation for social issues eg. sense of belonging and prejudice) Late childhood (9-11 y/o) others" per(cid:272)eptio(cid:374)s; so(cid:373)e groupi(cid:374)g of des(cid:272)riptors; (cid:448)alues. Early adolescence (12-14 y/o) conflicting, abstract descriptors; egocentrism. Late adolescence (15-18 y/o) higher order, integrated abstract descriptors: develops and increases in complexity over time.
