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a period of identity development where we are consciously choosing between different options/ various alternatives and decisions.

Crisis

100
  • Successfully explored and thought out their options
  • Experienced a period of crisis and committed to a particular identity
  • Teens in this category are most psychologically healthy, have higher motivation, and moral reasoning


Identity achievement

Commitment (yes), crisis (yes) 

100

small little tells that usually occur in small regions of the face

Micro Aggressions 

100

best known as a stage theorist

Piaget 

100

feel what another person is feeling

Empathy

200

invest in that course of action, psychological investment in a course of action or ideology

Commitment

200
  • Have explored lots of options but have not committed
  • Report high anxiety and psychological conflicts, the idea of committing to one path is stressful and therefore, they do not commit
  • Lively and appealing, seek intimacy with others, generally happy but having a lot of crisis with little to no commitment
  • Not a permanent state, they do settle into identity but after a struggle, takes longer for them to settle into identity

moratorium 

Commitment (no), crisis (yes)

200

rules about how you are supposed to express your emotions and how that changes in different contexts

Display Rules
200

this theory believes kids are capable of morality at age 4 

consists of a stage, transition period, and then another stage!

Piaget’s theory of Moral Development: 

Heteronomous Morality (4-7 years old) 

Transition (7-10 years) to the next stage … 

Autonomous Morality (age 10+)

200

the definition varies but generally: Helping, sharing, considerate, empathy, apologizing, fairness, comfort

Prosocial behavior 

300

we tend to study people from this group 

WEIRD: 

Western, Educated, Industralized, Rich, democratic

300
  • Do not explore their options, do not experience crisis, do not commit to any path.
  • Flightily, shift from one thing to the next before giving it a chance
  • Socially withdrawn, unable to form and maintain relationships


identity diffusion

Commitment (no), crisis (no)

300

name the three apsects of emotions 

  • 1. Subjective experience (e.g., what does angry look like/feel like to you v. what does angry look like or feel like for others?) = Subjective


  • 2. Physiological response (e.g., crying, blood boiling, physically warmer, heart rate goes up, blood pumps faster, red in the face)  = Fairly Universal 


  • 3. Behavioral response (Expressive, E.g., flip a table)  = Individual differences
300

this theory consists of 3 stages and 2 substages for each stage 

Kohlberg’s theory of moral development

300

an unselfish interest in helping another person, w/out expecting anything in return

altruism

400

a complex psychological state

emotion 

400
  • Have committed to an identity – without going through a period of crisis (crisis = a challenging experience but doesn’t have to be negative).
  • Who I want to be (example: college or career à committed to a path w/out exploring all options)
  • Accepted other’s decisions for them (e.g., family business, becoming a doctor because others want them too)

Identity foreclosure 


Commitment (yes), crisis (no)

400

At 6-9 weeks babies start doing this types of smiling 

consistent smile

400

this theorist believed in distinct conceptual domains

 Elliot Turiel

400

Injured party releases injurer from any retaliation

forgiveness

500

fundamental, innate (not learned), culturally universal

Basic Emotions 

500

Are folks in identity foreclosure happy? 

  • Pretty self- satisfied, higher need for social approval, familism, authoritarianism, support the family (e.g., good for the family, Latinx)
500

researcher's believe these 6 or 7 (depending on who you ask) are seen in each culture. 

Happiness, sadness, anger, disgust, fear, surprise (contempt = borderline, not sure if it’s in every single culture)

500

name the three domains of this theory 

1. Moral domain : fairness, right and wrong – defined with the moral domain, how you treat others, “treat others how you want to be treated”, law and order, justice

2. Conventional domain: social conventions à be kind, treat others with respect, not stealing/cheating, how you behave in certain contexts


3.  Personal domain: people have services that look different, personal choice, individual choice (maybe abortion, maybe not), not big transgressions for young kids (e.g., not wearing pj’s on pajama day)

500

thankfulness, appreciation in response to kindness

Gratitude