Psychology 2040A/B Lecture Notes - Identity Formation, Social Cognition, Proprioception

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2040A/B
• Professor: Michael G Mac Donald

Document Summary

Proprioceptive feedback: sensory info that helps us locate the position of our bodies. Personal agency: recognition that one can cause an event. Self-concept: one"s perception of one"s unique attributes or traits. The ability to recognize oneself in a mirror. Rouge test: dab a spot of red on their face and see if they try to wipe it off. Present self: recognize current representations of self but unaware that past self events have implications on the present. Extended self: ability to integrate past, current, and unknown future self-representations and realizing it endures over time. Cognitive development: on the verge of creating mental symbols. Social experiences: social isolates cannot self-recognize (chimps) Parenting style: providing descriptive information, evaluating child"s behavior, recalling personal events. Culture: stress on autonomy (measured by eye contact) = better self-recognition vs. stress on interdependence (measured by body contact) Categorical self: person"s classification of self along social dimensions, eg. age and sex.