PSY311H5 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Self Esteem (Song), Gender Role, Role Theory
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Sensitivity hypothesis: security of attachment is determined by the degree to which mother was sensitive and responsive in handling infant during early years. Competence hypothesis: individual differences in security of attachment predict individual differences later in life. One may expect that because of the excessive care giving demands on moms of twins they will show less secure attachments. One may expect that pre-term infants are less likely than full term infants to be securely attached. In many families a baby has school-age siblings. Lecture 6 : knowledge of the self and of others. Stages in the development of self-awareness in the first two years: Interest in social objects, but no self-other distinction. First signs of self-recognition, based on contingency clues, but still tentative and unreliable. Consolidation of basic self categories (age, gender etc. ). Younger children form global concepts; older children make finer distinctions and allow for. Their self-evaluation; older children appreciate the stability of the self concept.