L33 Psych 321 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Ethology, Attribution Bias, Physical Abuse
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They have the ability to think and reason. Robert selman focused on the development of role taking. Young children"s social cognition is limited due to their inability to take on roles. O(cid:374)e e(cid:454)a(cid:373)ple of el(cid:373)a(cid:374)"s stories is that of holl(cid:455) a(cid:374)d her father. Childre(cid:374) are told a(cid:271)out holl(cid:455), a(cid:374) a(cid:448)id 8-year- old tree climber. One day, holly falls off a tree, but doesn"t hurt herself. Holly promise that she will stop climbing trees, and holly promises. Later, however, holly and her friends meet shawn, a boy whose kitten is stuck in a tree. Holly is the only one amongst her friends who can climb trees well enough to save shawn"s kitten, who may fall at any moment, but she remembers the promise she made with her father. Selman then goes on to ask children about the perspective of holly and her father, and each stage is associated with typical responses. Level 0: egocentric role taking (ages 3 6, roughly)
