A researcher secretly puts a red mark on a toddler's nose and places her in front of a mirror. The toddler touches her own nose rather than the reflection. She cannot yet describe herself by her age or abilities.
Explain what this suggests about the toddler's development of self, using Lewis's (1990) theory.
52 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Psychology 7.1 The self, covering 7.1.1 Self and self-concept, 7.1.2 Identity and free will, 7.1.3 Humanistic Theory of Self, 7.1.4 Internal and external influences on the self, 7.1.5 Measuring personality, and 7.1.6 Trait theory of personality. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.