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Selman's Levels of Perspective-taking
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What is perspective-taking according to Selman's theory?

Ability to appreciate a situation from another's view

How did Selman's view differ from Piaget's about perspective-taking development?

Selman saw it as domain-specific

In Selman's 1971 study, what was the Holly Dilemma about?

Holly promised not to climb trees, but friend's kitten stuck

What characterises Stage 0 (3-6 years) of perspective-taking?

Can't differentiate own emotions from others reliably

At Stage 1 (6-8 years), what can children do?

Distinguish own viewpoint from others

What ability develops at Stage 3 (10-12 years)?

View situation from own & another's view at once

According to Schultz et al. (2003), what are the three aspects of social development?

Understanding, negotiation, & personal meaning

What did Gurucharri and Selman's (1982) longitudinal study show?

Perspective-taking develops with age in individuals

What did Gasser and Keller (2009) find about bullies?

Bullies had no difficulties in perspective-taking

Which groups show problems with perspective-taking according to research?

Children with ADHD & autism spectrum

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