SOCPSY 1Z03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: George Herbert Mead, Lev Vygotsky, 18 Months

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Social Psychology
• Course: SOCPSY 1Z03
• Professor: Sarah Clancy

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This progresses into an understanding of roles and responsibilities associated with names, which then further develops into an understanding of identities of individuals and groups (see slide 3 for additional details) Self comprises the i and the me (mead, 1934) 3 capacities needed for successful interaction (mead, 1934; delamater & collett, 2019: 120): Ability to differentiate our self from other individuals. Ability to see our self and actions through others" eyes. Learn to use symbol system/language for inner thought . Understanding the self: self-differentiation: need to distinguish or see ourselves as different from others, i. e. , our faces, our names (delamater & collett, 2019: 120- Infants not born with this ability: develops around 18 months (berthenthal & fischer, 1978) Knowing our names is important developmental step (denzin, 1977) At age 4, children understand process of internal dialogue (piaget, 1954), as well as the need to share private knowledge in speech (vygotsky, 1962)