PSYC 2076 Chapter : Ch 11
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Self-concept in the preschool years: thinking about the self. Preschoolers begin to form their self-concept sense of identity; beliefs about what we are like: youngsters typically overestimate their skills and knowledge. If you asked a 4 year old how many words they could remember out of 100, they"d probably tell you 100. Individual expected to sacrifice for good of the group b. ) Western cultures tend to embrace an individualistic orientation personal identity, uniqueness, and competition. Focus on what sets individuals apart & make them special: developmental diversity and your life: developing racial and ethnic. Whereas before, they may have described themselves in terms of height and physical abilities, now they are focusing more on psychological differences between themselves and others. This is because they are more capable of abstract thinking than younger children so their descriptions of the self become more abstract. (1) children realize they are good at some things and not so good at others.
