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Thinking about it, the idea that familiarity with mirrors would affect the results really throws into question that what the test measures is "self-awareness".
by rbecker 6y ago
Thinking about it, the idea that familiarity with mirrors would affect the results really throws into question that what the test measures is "self-awareness". It would imply that self-awareness can be increased by exposure to mirrors...
- the8472 6y agoIt is a proxy-measure, not what we're actually trying to measure. So having some factors to control for wouldn't be particularly unexpected. It does not necessarily mean that familiarity with mirrors would cause/improve self-awareness, it could just mean that the test subject would have to learn how to use it or associate the visual stimulus with the concept of self. On the other hand it doesn't exclude the possibility that a mirror can be helpful in learning something related to the self.