PSY 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Mental Chronometry, Puberty, Prefrontal Cortex
24 Oct 2016
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They want the mom but also can do things on their own. Friendly, cooperative, self- reliant and socially responsible children. Impulsive, aggressive, non- compliant and moody children. 2 months: infants engage in mutual gazing. 6 months: infants vocalize and smiling at each other. 8 months: prefer to look at other children rather than adults. 2 years: children watch, imitate and exchange or grabs toys from each other. 4 years: they begin to pretend and play together. 10% of school children don"t have friends. May be too aggressive or lack self-control. Self concept: understanding and evaluation of who we are to emerges gradually. 6 months: self awareness begins with self recognition in mirror ( darwin) 15- 18 months: schema of how face should look apparent. School age: more detailed descriptions of gender, group membership, psychological traits and peer comparisons. 8-10 years old: self image stable by this age. Adolescence: self esteem: do we like who we are.
