PSYB30H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Mirror Test, Stereotype Threat, Collectivism
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Twenty statements test (tst): asks participants to give 20 answers to the statement i am ( girl , Our self-concepts are defined by the social world: how we are similar to others and how we are unique compared to others. Self-concept: the set of ideas and inferences that you hold about yourself, including your traits, social roles, schemas, and relationships. It is through social interactions that we develop both our self-concepts and our evaluation of ourselves. Until about 1 or 2 years of age, babies don"t recognize the reflection in the mirror as themselves. By the ages of 2 or 3, children are able to recognize themselves in the mirror and in pictures and have mastered language enough to use the words i , me , my , mine , and the phrase i"m appropriately. Around this age we also see the beginnings of self-esteem. Gallup saw chimpanzee"s self-directed behaviours in the mirror test as evidence of self-recognition.
