Chapter 12 - Social Development Flashcards
process through which a person shapes behavioral patterns according to society
socialization
emotional bond that newborns share with their caregivers
attachment
fear of strangers
stranger anxiety
optimal time period shortly after birth during with normal sensory and perceptual development occurs
critical period
process of early attachment in which the first thing a newborn sees is considered his mother
imprinting
process of practicing self-discipline
self-regulation
a person’s sense of self
identity
small, same-sex group of three to nine members who share intimate secrets and see themselves as best friends
clique
large, mixed-sex group whose members get together socially
crowd
hormone that increases in production during puberty
adrenal androgen
period during early 20s in which that person often still greatly depends on parents for emotional and financial support
emerging adulthood
a person’s maturity level based on life experiences
social age
intimate relationship in which both partners provide each other with comfort and security
secure relationship
intimate relationship characterized by worry about love or lack of love from a pertner
anxious relationship
intimate relationship in which there is ambivalence about commitment and little expression of intimacy
avoidant relationship
set of desirable characteristics for an occupation comprising work that is complex, varied, and not closely supervised
occupational self-direction
prejudice against the elderly
ageism
states that elderly people gradually and willingly withdraw themselves from the world
disengagement theory of aging
states that elderly people are happiest when they stay active and involved in the community
activity theory of aging
states that as people grow older and realize that the time they have left is limited, they focus on enjoying the present, rather than looking to the future
socioemotional selectivity theory of aging
states that a person has an instant gut reaction to moral situations that precedes moral reasoning
social instuitionist account of morality
