CH 12 -14 Flashcards
Plays near other children with similar toys, but does not try to influence them
Parallel Play
Unoccupied, onlooker behavior aka Solitary play
Nonsocial Activity
Social Interaction
Associative play and Cooperative play
engage in separate activities but exchange toys and comment on one another’s behavior.
Associative play
advanced type of interaction in which children orient toward a common goal.
Cooperative play
advanced type of interaction in which children orient toward a common goal.
Cooperative play
Functional, Make-believe,Constructive, Games with Rules
Cognitive Play categories
Simple, repetitive motor movements, with or without objects
Functional play
Acting out everyday and imaginative roles
Make-believe play
Creating or constructing something
Constructive Play
Understanding and following rules in play
Games with Rules
Benefits of having friends
Positive interaction Emotional expression Prosocial behavior Self-disclosure
Disadvantages to having friends
Disagreement Competition Aggressive friends can lead to hostile relationship
Friends often similar in
Age, sex, ethnicity, SES, Personality, popularity, academics, prosocial behavior, judgments of others (biases)
How do adolescence explore identity
by making different friends
Activities, status, achievement, Friendships more variable Depends on gender identity
Boys friendships
Emotional closeness Get together to “just talk” Danger of corumination
Girls friendships
Either very popular or very unpopular in adolescents
Different sex marriages
Opportunities to explore self Form deep understanding of another Foundation for future intimate relationships Promote empathy, sympathy and positive social behavior Help deal with life stress Can improve attitude and school involvement
Benefits of friendship
Peer Acceptance Categories
Popular, Rejected, Controversial, Neglected
Peer Acceptance Categories
Popular, Rejected, Controversial, Neglected
Popular peer acceptance sub-categories
Popular-prosocial – combine academic and social competence Popular-antisocial - aggressive but viewed as “cool”
Rejected peer acceptance sub-categories
Rejected-aggressive – severe conduct problems Rejected-withdrawn – passive and socially awkward
get a large number of positive and negative votes – hostile and disruptive, but engage in high rates of positive prosocial acts
Controversial

