PSYC 251 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Acculturation, 18 Months, Mirror Test
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Page 362-383, 21 pages page 1 of 8. Self-concept: self-concept: attitudes, behaviours, and values that a person believes make him or her a unique individual. I-self develops early in infancy: me-self: attributes of me, e. g. material characteristics, psychological characteristics, and social characteristics. By age 2 (24 months), most children are capable of this: this has been tested with infants who have never seen mirrors previously to remove confound, with. These all suggest that self-awareness is well-established by age 2: development of self-conscious emotions such as shame and pride around age 2. Play with objects contributes, providing opportunities to explore how their movements relate to the physical world: soon after self-awareness develops, autobiographical memory emerges with recognition of continuity in the self over time. The evolving self-concept: for preschoolers, self-concept consists of observable concrete attributes such as physical characteristics, preferences, possessions, and competencies ( i can count to 50 ).