Psychology 2040A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Joint Attention, Primitive Reflexes, Learned Helplessness

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2040A/B
• Professor: Alexander Meyer

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Social cognition/thinking: how children come to understand their multifaceted social world. Self-recognition/self-awareness: identification of the self as a physically unique being ex) child points to themselves in the mirror and says their name. Scale errors: attempting to do things that their body size makes impossible. This proceeds from concrete (appearance) to abstract (intentions). It becomes better organized with age ex) can integrate observations of behavior to extrapolate personality. There are 4 main parts to this discussion: Implicit: explicit, how self changes through time, cultural influences on self. A(cid:449)a(cid:396)e(cid:374)ess of (cid:272)hild"s body, facial movements, and appearance. Infants know they are physically distinct from their surroundings. Ex) stronger rooting reflex for adult touch (external stimulation) compared to own hand. Limited self-awareness expressed only with perception and action ex) leg view: when baby was shown images of their legs from their perspective and from the observers perspective, the(cid:455) spe(cid:374)t (cid:373)o(cid:396)e ti(cid:373)e looki(cid:374)g at the o(cid:271)se(cid:396)(cid:448)e(cid:396)"s (cid:448)ie(cid:449) = (cid:374)o(cid:448)el.