Describe the changes in behavior at about 18-24 months that signify the emergence of self-awareness, including the mirror self-recognition test
What will be an ideal response?
Infants begin to recognize themselves in the mirror, as indicated by the mirror self-recognition test.
The mirror self-recognition test involves putting a spot of rogue on the baby’s nose.
The baby sees the rogue in the mirror and tries to touch it or wipe it off and can look embarrassed.
Infants show other signs of self-awareness at 18-24 months such as using their own name or a personal pronoun and insisting on doing things themselves.
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