Psychology 2040A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Amygdala, Ego Ideal, Homicide

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2040A/B
• Professor: Matthew Brown

Document Summary

William james (1892) suggested that there are 2 major components associated with the concept of self: me /objective self/self-concept: perception, conceptions, and values one holds about oneself. I /subjective self: realization of one"s ability to control life events and be an agent of change. Self-awareness is shown through infant"s recognition of how their own body movements take place: 3mo can recognize when the left and right position of movements of their legs are inverted. Household mirror is used as a research tool in measuring self-recognition: <15-18mo doesn"t recognize self in a mirror. At 7yo, children begin to make relational statements. Instead of itemizing their skills, actions or psychological qualities, they compare their qualities with others i. e. i can run fast vs. I can run faster than anyone in my class. During elementary, children begin to distinguish self in terms of separate skills (academic, physical appearance, behavioral conduct, athletic competence)