PSY E112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Parenting Styles, Intersubjectivity, Autism Spectrum
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Interacting with others (making moral decisions concerning them), recognizing that others exist and they have knowledge and desires that differ from your own. Acknowledging that others exist requirement for recognizing people. Convinced himself that all he knew was false until he found something that must be true ( i am, i exist : true every time said or conceived in the mind) Infants: interact w/ environment most basis sense of self. 4 months infants react diff. to images of themselves (compared to others) Chimpanzee initially treated own reflection as unfamiliar chimp (threatening it, inviting it to play, etc. ) After extended exposure to mirror chimp recognized itself (ex. Rouge test: places red dot on nose of child (or animal); child is given a mirror and observed to see if recognition occurs (determines dev. of sense of self) Humans pass it within 15-24 months. Development of self continues as language skills increase.
