Exam 6: Development of the Self and Social Cognition

_____ provides strong evidence a child's distinction between public and private self.

Levels of self-esteem displayed by 4- to 7-year-olds

Infants may first begin to construct a sense of self by

When they disagree acquaintances.

Early prejudicial attitudes that preschoolers display generally reflect

According to Erikson, the major developmental task that adolescents face is

A person who describes herself as a very bright individual despite the fact that she doesn't perform very well in subjects she doesn't like is probably

Achieving self-recognition may pave the way for

One clue that parents normally promote the development of children's role-taking skills is the finding that

Research indicating that 9-month-olds pay more attention to a videotape of an adult mimicking their actions than to a video of themselves and were more inclined to treat the adult as a "playmate" establishes that _____ .

Three-year-old Shawn tells us that he is a boy and his newborn sister is a girl-baby. Apparently Shawn has some knowledge of

One common resolution of the identity crisis for adolescents who feel trapped in the diffusion status is to _____ .

Research suggests that the intensification of prejudicial attitudes in preadolescence may be attributable to

Harter and Monsour (1992) found that _____ are particularly disturbed by the inconsistencies they detect in their self-images.

You hear a lecture in which the speaker claims that the "Who am I" self- descriptions 3-5-year-olds show absolutely no evidence of any psychological self-awareness. How might you challenge this assertion on methodological and empirical grounds?

One sign that peer influences on self-esteem become more apparent in adolescence is that _____ .

Six-year-old Gary sees John, the new kid, spontaneously share candy with classmates. He thinks, Hey, John's behavior is good; he's generous, not stingy. Research indicates that Gary's inference about John's generosity (and his expectation that John will share again in the future) is based on _____.

Barenboim's studies of age differences in impression formation revealed that between ages 8 and 11, children's use of

Recent research strongly implies that the basis for children's trait-like inferences about others' behavior _____ .

The description "I am well liked and will usually help others but sometimes I'm cruel and inconsiderate" was most likely made by a(n)