Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 29: Psych, Social Constructionism

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Campbell

Document Summary

Lec 8: ch 12 development psychology pt 2. Belief about how the mind works and what others are thinking. Rudimentary understanding develops around ae 3 to 4. How people draw the tail of the q shows how they think. Difference between what child can do independently and what he/she can do with assistance. Provides insight into cognitive that are in process of maturation. Attachment: strong emotional bond between children and primary caregivers. Then they go to confront to cloth mother. Shows how comfort is more important than nourishment in fostering attachment. Parenting contributes to children developing a gender identity. A sense of gender that becomes a central aspect of our personal identity. Gender constancy: understanding that being male or female is a permanent part of a person, develops around age 6 or 7. Ages 4-12 spends more time in same-gender groups.