Exam 11: Development of the Self-Concept

The aspect of social cognition that involves knowing about other people is called

For Piaget, abstract formal-operational thinking enables teenagers to

Identify and describe the four identity statuses originally described by James Marcia.

In Selman's ____________ role-taking stage, the child can now simultaneously consider her own and another person's points of view.

Little Ima, age four, says, "I'm a counter, and I'm a rescuer of baby kitties." Little Ima has a(n) ____ because she rates herself on these dimensions.

Which country DIFFERS most from the other three in its status on the collectivism/ individualism dimension?

The incremental view of ability is like

Explain what attribution retraining is, and discuss the impact of this technique on learned helplessness.

A social experience that is known to contribute positively to the child's sense of self-awareness is

Two-year-old Jason's big sister stuck a sticker on his head. Later, he looks at himself in the mirror but does not try to retrieve the sticker off of his own head. Jason's self-concept is limited to that of the

The child's use of "behavioral comparisons" to make judgments about people peaks at the age of about

Outline how children's descriptions of other people typically change from the preschool years through to the end of adolescence.

False self-behaviors would be most anticipated in a teenager with which identity status?

Children who are high achievers and are most successful have parents who apply the ____ parenting style.

Which statement implies a performance goal that impedes mastery in achievement goal situations?

Among minority youth, greater identity formation conflicts tend to arise for

In achievement situations, PERSON PRAISE is to PROCESS-ORIENTED PRAISE as ____ is to ____.

Children tend to rate their competencies as high in all areas when they are at this age level:

The majority of the research on topics like self-esteem and achievement motivation focuses on change as

Damon and Hart and Kellet et al. found that self-descriptions of three- to five-year-olds focus on