What is the first step in the acquistion of self?

C is the answer.

a) telling the difference between oneself and others

-This doesn't happen until we have words to describe the differences with. Just consider how babies play together compared to how 5 or 6 year olds play together. Babies tend not to yet know the difference between them and others, and they play with whomever is nice to them. 5 or 6 year olds, in contrast, tend to segregate into groups of gender and interest.

b) Knowing one's name

-Knowing one's name takes a knowledge of language, and it is not a step in the acquisition of self. You can train a dog to respond to its name, but dogs are not considered to have a sense of self.

d) seeing patterns in people's responses to us

-This is a better answer than A or B, but cognitizing these patterns requires the use of language to understand them.

Birth

1. telling the difference between oneself and others

2. seeing patterns in people's responses to us

3. knowing one's name

4. be able to use language

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