Chapter 10 - Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood Flashcards
what stage are children in middle childhood in according to Freud?
the latency stage - libido is repressed, focusing on social skills and friendships
what stage are children in middle childhood in according to Erikson?
industry vs inferiority
what is a trait?
a stable pattern of responding to situations
what are the big five personality traits?
OCEAN
- openness
- conscientiousness
- extraversion
- agreeableness
- neuroticism
what is conscientiousness?
wishing to do one’s own work thoroughly
what is neuroticism?
negative emotionality (fear, anxiety)
what are the three components of Bandura’s reciprocal determinism?
personal, behaviour, environment
- personal: thoughts
- behaviour: what you do
- environment: external factors
what is the psychological self?
a person’s understanding of his/her psychological characteristics (personality)
at what age do children start making comparisons?
by age 10
at what age do children start using descriptors such as “smart” and “nice”?
by age 6
what is self-efficacy?
the belief in your own capacity to cause intended events to occur
at what age does self-esteem develop?
between 7 and 8
what factor is the most impactful on self-esteem?
appearance
when do children start to use psychological constructs to describe?
age 7 and onward
when do behavioural comparisons manifest?
they increase from age 6-8, then decline
