Social Cognition

Point of view tasks (first and third person scenarios): Teens improved ability to take the perspective of others

Egocentrism: Self-focus intensifies as a unique form of

egocentrism that makes it difficult for teens to understand others’ perspectives

Personal fable: believe their feelings are vastly unique and tend to exaggerate differences between their own experiences (of high, special importance) and those of others. (absorption in their unique life stories)

Imaginary audience: intense preoccupation about what others think about them (ruminations), exaggerated perception that others are attending to everything they say and do.

Moral reasoning (Kohlberg): This a six stage model that explains how an individual reasons (due to punishment, reward, empathy ect)

Social domain theory: Many factors come together to determine how a person responds

PACS (The preschool Attachment Classification System): A “gold standard” assessment of attachment in young children (3-5-yr olds) that involves four episodes (separation from parents, reunion, second separation, and second

reunion.)

Play: Toddlers partake in parallel play whereas young children partake in cooperative play