Chapter 13 Flashcards

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Play

What is play?

A

Play refers to activities that children engage in for their enjoyment.

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Play

What are the four benefits to play?

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○ Learning and practicing empathy
○ Fostering cognitive and language
development
○ Enhancing motor development and skills
○ Promoting emotion regulation and
increasing positive emotions

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Individual Differences: The Development of
Social Play

Non-social types of play
Name all three

A

Unoccupied play
Onlooker play
Solitary play

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Individual Differences: The Development of
Social Play: Non-social types of play

What is unoccupied play?

A

Unoccupied play occurs when a child watches their environment but does not engage in any specific activity.

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Individual Differences: The Development of
Social Play: Non-social types of play

What is onlooker play?

A

Onlooker play is when a child observes other children playing but does not participate.

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Individual Differences: The Development of
Social Play: Non-social types of play

What is solitary play?

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Solitary play happens when a child plays alone without interacting or observing others.

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Individual Differences: The Development of
Social Play: Social types of play

What is parallel play?

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Parallel play is when children play beside each other, but they don’t interact or share their activities directly.

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Individual Differences: The Development of
Social Play: Social types of play

What is associative play?

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Associative play involves children playing in a common activity, sharing materials, but not necessarily coordinating their actions.

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Individual Differences: The Development of
Social Play: Social types of play

Cooperative play:

A

play with others in organized
activity with a goal

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Friendships

Who are considered peers?

A

Peers are people of approximately the same age and status.

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Friendships

Who are friends?

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Friends are peers with whom individuals have intimate, reciprocated, and positive relationships.

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Children’s Choice of Friends

At what age do children start forming friendships?

A

By or before age 2.

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Children’s Choice of Friends

How do children define friendships by ages 3-4?

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By making and maintaining friendships.

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Children’s Choice of Friends

How do children define friendships by ages 6-8?

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Based on shared activities.

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Children’s Choice of Friends

What is the role of friendships in adolescence?

A

Friendships are used as a context for self-exploration.

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Children’s Choice of Friends

What factors lead to changes in friendships as children grow?

A

Ability to take others’ perspectives.

Differences in how children think and express their ideas.

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The Role of Technology in Friendships

How has technology influenced peer interactions?

A

Online social media, instant messaging, and texting play an important role in peer interactions.

18
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The Role of Technology in Friendships

What are some benefits of electronic communication in friendships?

A

Greater anonymity.
Less emphasis on physical appearance.
More control over interactions.
Easier to find similar peers.
24/7 access and it’s enjoyable.

19
Q

The Role of Technology in Friendships

What is the rich-get-richer hypothesis regarding technology use?

A

It suggests that the Internet is most beneficial to those already skilled in using it.

20
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The Role of Technology in Friendships

What does the social-compensation hypothesis propose about online communication?

A

It benefits lonely and socially anxious youths more than face-to-face communication.

21
Q

The Role of Technology in Friendships

In contrast, How can high levels of Internet use for entertainment impact mental health?

A

It may predict an increase in anxiety and depression.

22
Q

Effects of Friendships on Psychological
Functioning and Behavior

How do friendships provide support during lonely or difficult times?(three things)

A

They offer validation and help children cope with periods of transition involving peers.

They serve as a buffer against negative experiences.

Social skills develop and the ability to form positive relationships with others.

23
Q

Bullying

What does bullying often result from?

Which gender is more likely to be bullied?

A

A power imbalance between individuals

Girls are more likely to be bullied than boys.

24
Q

Bullying

What influences bullying?

What are the negative effects of bullying?

A

A range of individual and social factors.

It leads to emotional, social, and sometimes academic difficulties for the victim.

25
Q

Cyberbullying

What is cyberbullying?

A

Repeated and intentional harassment or mistreatment of someone through digital devices like cell phones, computers, and tablets.

26
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Cyberbullying

Who is more likely to experience cyberbullying, boys or girls?

What type of interventions can address cyberbullying?

A

Girls are more likely than boys to be cyberbullied.

School-based interventions.

27
Q

Measurement of Peer Status

What does sociometric status measure?

A

Sociometric status measures how much children are liked or disliked by their peer group.

28
Q

Measurement of Peer Status

What are the five groups used to classify children based on sociometric status?

A

Popular
Rejected
Neglected
Average
Controversial

29
Q

Popular Status

How are popular children rated by their peers?

A

Popular children are rated as highly liked, accepted, and impactful by their peers.

30
Q

Popular Status

What social traits do popular children tend to display?

A

Popular children are cooperative, friendly, sociable, helpful, and sensitive to others.

31
Q

Popular Status

How do popular children regulate their emotions?

Are popular children always the most likable?(empahize on the aggression)

A

Popular children regulate their emotions well, which contributes to their social acceptance.

No, popular children are not necessarily the most likable, as some may use aggression to achieve their goals.

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Rejected Status

What are the two categories of rejected children?

A

The two categories of rejected children are aggressive-rejected and withdrawn-rejected.

33
Q

Rejected Status

What are the characteristics of aggressive-rejected children?

A

Aggressive-rejected children are prone to physical aggression, disruptive behavior, delinquency

34
Q

Rejected Status

How are withdrawn-rejected children typically described?

A

Withdrawn-rejected children are socially withdrawn, wary, and often timid.

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Neglected, Controversial, Average Status

How are neglected children characterized?

A

Neglected children are neither liked nor disliked; they are unnoticed and less sociable and less disruptive than average children.

36
Q

Neglected, Controversial, Average Status

What are the characteristics of controversial children?

A

Controversial children are liked and disliked by many peers and have characteristics of both popular and unpopular children.

37
Q

Neglected, Controversial, Average Status

How are average children rated by their peers?

A

Average children receive moderate ratings on impact and preference.

38
Q

The Role of Parents in Children’s Peer
Relationships

Parents influence peer relationships directly through ____and ____, and _____.

A

monitoring and coaching, and indirectly through their interactions with their children.

39
Q

Parents’ Strategies for Shaping Peer
Relationships

What is monitoring in the context of shaping children’s peer relationships?

A

Monitoring involves orchestrating and overseeing children’s interactions with peers, such as deciding who they interact with and how much time they spend with them.

40
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Parents’ Strategies for Shaping Peer
Relationships

What is coaching in the context of shaping children’s peer relationships?

A

Coaching involves teaching children strategies for gaining entry into peer groups, including making suggestions for what to say.

41
Q

Relations Between Attachment and
Competence with Peers

How does secure attachment promote competence with peers?(four things)

A

Develop positive social expectations
○ Are confident, enthusiastic, and friendly
○ Have high-quality long friendships; popular
with peers

42
Q

Relations Between Attachment and
Competence with Peers

What are the difficulties with peer relationships associated with insecure attachment?(four things)

A

-Get hostile and perceive others as hostile
○ Are not happy with peers
○ Express less sympathy and prosocial
behavior
○ Have poor conflict-resolution skills