Psychology 2040A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Learned Helplessness, Identity Formation, Broccoli

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2040A/B
• Professor: Terry Biggs

Document Summary

Identity who you are, what you value, and the directions you choose to pursue in life. Identity achievement - commitment to values, beliefs, and goals following a period of exploration. Identity moratorium exploration without having reached commitment. Identity foreclosure individuals have committed themselves to values and goals without exploring alternatives. Textbook notes: self-recognition identification of the self as a physically unique being. 2; children point to themselves in photos & refer to themselves by name: rouge tests mirror studies (rouge tests) measure explicit self awareness. Child placed in front of mirror & rub dye on their forehead. The stronger their self-definitions, the more possessive they tend to be: categorical self children classify themselves & others on the basis of distinct attributes. Children demonstrate a bdtom when they realize that false beliefs can guide people"s behavior: children are shown a bandaid box & plain box. They are asked, "which one has bandaids in it?"