Self development and self-conscious emotions |
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Authors: | M Lewis M W Sullivan C Stanger M Weiss |
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Institution: | Institute for the Study of Child Development, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick 08903-0019. |
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Abstract: | In each of 2 studies, the mirror-rouge technique was used to differentiate children into those who showed self-recognition and those who did not. In Study 1, 27 children (aged 9-24 months) were observed in 2 experimental situations thought to differentially elicit fear and embarrassment behaviors. In Study 2, 44 children (aged 22 months) were seen in the situations of Study 1 and 3 additional contexts thought to elicit embarrassment behavior. The results of both studies indicate that embarrassment but not wariness was related to self-recognition. |
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