PSYC 2500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Personal Fable, Imaginary Audience, Personal Pronoun
19 Feb 2014
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By 15 months, infants begin to show self-recognition in mirror task. At 18-24 months, children look more at photos of self than others and refer to self by name or personal pronoun. Awareness of self extends to an understanding of ownership. Preschoolers mention concrete characteristics such as physical characteristics, preferences, possessions, and competencies. At 6-8 years, children begin to mention emotions, social groups, and comparisons to others. Adolescents mention attitudes, personality traits, religious/political beliefs, variation with context, and an orientation to the future. Adolescents use hypothetical reasoning to experiment with different selves. Adolescence characterized by: self-absorption (concerned with themselves) Imaginary audience: personal fable (adolescents often think that their experiences are unique of others they"re the only one going through a particular situation) Illusion of invulnerability (adolescents think they"re untouchable (can"t be harmed), which leads to them performing risky behaviors) Stages of identity: diffusion: not concerned about values or beliefs.
