Exam 11: Understanding Self and Others

A child who can step outside the immediate situation to see how they and another person would be seen from the perspective of a neutral third party is in Selman's __________ stage.

How popular a child feels in social interactions with parents and peers is called

Name and describe the four domains of self-esteem found to be important during the elementary-school years?

Although 15-year-old Vince hasn't thought about it much,he has decided to become a priest when he grows up because that's what his mother wants.Marcia would describe Vince as being in the __________ phase of achieving identity.

Teenagers' tendency to believe that their experiences and feelings are unique,and that no one has ever felt or thought as they do is known as

Selman's perspective-taking theory is based on assumptions from __________ theory.

Children with low self-esteem are less likely to suffer from psychological disorders,such as depression.

As children grow,their self-concepts become richer and more abstract.

An individual's self-esteem

Individuals who have explored alternatives and have deliberately chosen a specific identity are in Marcia's __________ identity status.

Who is most likely to say,"Mine!" while playing with toys?

Research supports the idea that adolescence is a time of storm and stress.

Young children's descriptions of other people tend to focus on

Bias and prejudice develop out of children's efforts to understand the social world which leads them to group people based on salient features.

Adolescents are more likely to reach achievement status when their parents

Children are more likely to have higher levels of self-esteem if

Adolescents' belief that their experiences and feelings are unique is called the illusion of vulnerability.

In Marcia's theory,__________ describes individuals who are still examining different alternative identities.

Preschool and kindergarten children are more likely to attribute negative traits to their own group and attribute positive traits to other groups.

Self-aware toddlers are more likely to say,"Mine!" while playing with toys than are children who were not yet self-aware.