HDF 306 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Decision-Making, Imaginary Audience, Egocentrism
19 Sep 2016
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Thinking about possibilities: hypothetical thinking (if i were you, i , example: putting themselves in others situation, adolescents" emotions tend to be impacted by others" emotions easily. Thinking about abstract concepts: be able to think something that cannot be directly observed, example: moon project teachers have students come up with what you need for one week on the moon. Egocentrism: imaginary audience: e. g. , i am the focus of the crowd, personal fable: my experience is unique. Thinking in multiple dimensions: thinking through more complicated lenses, example: i am both shy and extroverted, relativism: shift from seeing things in absolute terms to seeing things as relative. Limbic system: processing emotion, processing social information, processing reward and punishment. Functional connectivity: physical connections between distant brain regions. Theory of mind: the ability to understand that others have beliefs, intentions, and knowledge that may be different from one"s own.
