PSYC 2450 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Mirror Test, Social Cognition, Parenting
24 Jun 2014
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Chapter 13 : development of the self, and social cognition. Social cognition: thinking that people display about thoughts, feelings, motives and behaviors of themselves and other people. Proprioceptive feedback: sensory information from the muscles, tendons and joints that help us locate position of our body (and body parts) in space. Ie newborns being able to anticipate hand at mouth. Personal agency: recognition that one can be the cause of an event. 2 month old infants show some sense of personal agency, as they are becoming acquainted with there own physical abilities. Self-recognition: the ability to recognize oneself in a mirror or photograph. Only at ages 18- 24 months can children start self-recognition, this is due to the child"s cognitive development , they are beginning to internalize their sensorimotor schemes to form mental images. Also due to secure attachment to caregiver, children that are securely attached outperform insecurely attached children.
