PSYC 2060 Lecture : PSYC 2060 Notes
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Initially, all infants have inborn behaviors called reflexes. Infants soon learn to use these reflexes to produce more interesting and intentional patterns of behaviors: object permanence is another hallmark of this stage. Inferred reality is a hallmark of this stage and is the ability to see things in the context of other meanings. Our text gives the example of showing a picture of a red car and then covering it with black film. A child who has mastered inferred reality knows the car is still red: one important task that children learn during the concrete operational stage is seriation, or arranging things in a logical progression. Identity diffusion: individuals have found neither an occupational direction nor an ideological commitment. moderate frequency. James marcia"s 4 identity statuses: moratorium: individuals have begun to experiment with occupational and ideological choices. Potential problems include: emotional disorders, bullying, dropping out, drug and alcohol abuse, delinquency, risk of pregnancy, risk of sexually transmitted diseases, sexual identity.
