PSYC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Mirror Test, Imaginary Audience, Red

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Jill Atkinson

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Rouge test used to determine development of a sense of self by using a dot of red colour on the nose of a child or animal. The test subject is placed in front of a mirror and observed to see if recognition of self occurs. Describe the cognitive, social, and cultural influences on the self-concept: rouge test. Describe the cognitive, social, and cultural influences on the self-concept. Evaluate the importance of theory of mind for social development: theory of mind expectations concerning how experiences affects mental states especially those of another. When the researcher asks the child what is inside the box the child will typically reason out the type of candy illustrated on the box (such as smarties). The researcher then opens the box to reveal something else (such as pencils). The researcher then asks the child what someone else would think.