Children of ______ parents feel secure, happy, and are more well behaved
-warm
Children of ______ or ________ parents may feel anxious and less controlled
- hostile, uninvolved
This parenting style is characterized by high control and low involvement/warmth
- Authoritarian
This parenting style is characterized by high control and high warmth/involvement
- Authoritative
This parenting style is characterized by low control and high warmth/ involvement
- Indulgent- permissive
This parenting style is characterized by low control and low warmth
- Indifferent/ uninvolved
This is a stimulus or event that strengthens or increases the probability of the response that it follows
- Reinforcement
What is the negative reinforcement trap?
- When a parent rewards undesirable behaviour
A stimulus or event that weakens or reduces the probability of the response that it follows
- Punishment
Negative side effects of _________ include:
- Risk of injury
- Inducement of fear and hostility
- Aggression as a means to resolve disputes with other children
- Child only learns which response not to make and effects are temporary
- doesn’t teach the child undesirable responses
- may be reinforcing behaviour
- Punishment
What are some characteristics of effective punishment?
- Immediate
- Consistent
- Informative
- Administered by a person whom the child has a warm and affectionate relationship
- Failure tolerance, promotes valuing (motivation vs obedience)
The major types of _______ _________ are:
- physical
- sexual
- psychological
- neglect (most common)
- Child abuse
________ are more adult and achievement oriented
- Firstborns
Later borns are more _______ and ________
Sociable, innovative
_______ have more academic success, higher levels of intelligence, leadership, autonomy and maturity
- Only children
Adopted children are similar to non- adopted children in terms of __________, ___________, and cognitive development
- temperament, attachment
When are problems more likely to occur with adopted children?
- When the child is older when adopted
- When the child’s pre adoption environment was poor
What are the dimensions of parenting?
- Warmth (involvement)
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