You Hear a Lecture in Which the Speaker Claims That

question 55

Essay

You hear a lecture in which the speaker claims that the "Who am I" self- descriptions 3-5-year-olds show absolutely no evidence of any psychological self-awareness. How might you challenge this assertion on methodological and empirical grounds?

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