Development of the child's sense of self
Before we develop an understanding of others, it is generally agreed that we develop a sense of ourselves.
Lewis and Brooks-Gunn (1979) looked at infants understanding of their own sense of self by investigating self-recognition.
The mirror test: Lewis and Brooks-Gunn (1979) tested nearly 100 infant Ps aged 9-24 months. They found that in the 'no rouge' condition, very few babies touched their noses. In the 'rouge' condition, 25% of the 18 months old babies touched their nose and by 21 months, this increased to almost 75%. This told them that most infants can recognise themselves by the age of 21 months.
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