FMST 210 Study Guide - Neuroticism, Sulky
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Social-cognitive theorists see a parallel between children"s understanding of conservation and their understanding of what is important in a good friend. (a) summarize how 6-7 year-olds describe others (such as their friends). Note that the quote in your textbook made by a 7 year old exemplifies how 6-7 year olds describe others. If you ask a 6 or 7 year old to describe others, he will focus almost exclusively on external features what the person looks like, where he lives, what he does. This description by a 7 year old boy, taken from a classic study of social-cognitive development, is typical: he is very tall. He has dark brown hair, he goes to our school. I don"t think he has any brothers or sisters. [sweater] and gray trousers and brown shoes. (b) around 7-8 years of age a dramatic shift" occurs in children"s descriptors of others.
