PSYC 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Autism Spectrum, Mirror Test, Autobiographical Memory
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Analyze the nature and development of our sense of self: Describe how the rouge test is used to reveal a sense of self. Describe findings of animal research on sense of self. Discuss how language contributes to the development of a sense of self. Describe the changes in the sense of self across the course of childhood and adolescence. Describe the cultural influences on the self-concept. Explain theory of mind and evaluate its importance for social development: Define theory of mind and describe theory-of-mind tests. Describe the precursors to theory of mind. Describe the factors that contribute to the development of children"s theory of mind (siblings, executive functioning). Describe findings of theory of mind research with animals. Describe the evolutionary importance of theory of mind. Compare and contrast the theories of piaget, vygotsky, as well as core knowledge and theory. Describe the development of prosocial behaviours and aggression and their evolutionary advantage:
