Chapter 4 - Human Development Flashcards
Habituation paradigm
babies get bored of seeing the same stimulus and look at new things longer
Longitudinal design
studies one group over a period of time
Cross-sectional design
compares different age groups
Cohort-sequential design
mix of longitudinal and cross-sectional
studies different age groups across a long time
Attachment
innate emotional connection over time
Attachment usually requires 3 things
Familiarity, comfort, responsiveness
Authoritative parenting style
Parent is: nurturing, loving, reasonable
Child is: high self-esteem, self-control, mature
4 patterns of attachment
secure
anxious/avoidant
anxious/ambivalent
disorganized
4 parenting styles
Authoritative
Authoritarian
Permissive
Uninvolved
Permissive parenting style
Parent is: warm, inattentive, loose commands
Child is: impulsive, disobedient, dependant on adults
Authoritarian parenting style
Parent is: cold, critical, rejecting, unreasonably
demanding
Child is: Low sel-esteem, anxious, angry/aggressive
Formal operational
Age: 12 onwards
Skills: Can think abstractly
Uninvolved parenting style
Parent: Emotionally detached, no time or energy for child
Child: anxious, anti-social, bad communicating skills
Secure attachment skill
positive view of self and others, overall secure
Anxious attachment style
insecure sense of self, positive view of others, dependant, fear of losing relationship