“…Self-recognition is the recognition of one's own image as representing oneself. Self-recognition is an early form of social cognition (Kelly, Sexton, Burdg, & Haynes, 1988) and is essential to learning to think about oneself and one's actions (Gallup, 1979) and to expressing empathy (Lewis & Ramsay, 1997). Self-recognition is a measure of self-awareness (Lewis & Ramsay) and its achievement influences other areas of development (Berk, 2002).…”