FRHD 2270 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Social Comparison Theory, Autobiographical Memory, Culture Of Asia

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 2270
• Professor: Robyn Pitman

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Identify the self as physically unique being: aware of physical features, refer to themselves by (cid:374)a(cid:373)e (cid:894)(cid:862)i(cid:863) o(cid:396) (cid:862)(cid:373)e(cid:863)(cid:895) Example pick themselves out in photos. At 3 years recognize own shadow. Occurs from storytelling: similar to autobiographical memory, use stories to further understand themselves. View themselves as: unique, always existing, live in a world of others. Example realize that a video image of themselves replayed a few minutes after it was filmed is still (cid:862)(cid:373)e(cid:863) Na ve theory of mind: understanding that people are mental beings, ability to detect their own a(cid:374)d othe(cid:396)(cid:859)s perceptions, feelings, desires, and beliefs, constantly revising. 2-3 year olds: think people always act in ways consistent with their desires, do(cid:374)(cid:859)t u(cid:374)de(cid:396)sta(cid:374)d that less o(cid:271)(cid:448)ious, more interpretive mental states (i. e. beliefs) also affect behaviour. Simple understanding of feelings and desires: example person looks in box and is happy, so the box has a desirable thing inside.