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Chapter 8: Psychosocial Development In Early Childhood Flashcards

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What is Self-Concept?

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Our total picture of our abilities and traits

Cognitive construction

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What is Cognitive Construction?

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A system of descriptive and evaluated representations about the self that determines how we feel about ourselves and guide our action

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What is Self-Definition?

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Cluster of characteristics used to describe oneself

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What is the 5 to 7 Shift?

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Psychosocial Changes that occur between the ages 5 to 7

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What specific changes make up the age 5 to 7 shift?

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Single Representations
Representational Mappings
Representational Systems

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What is Single Representations?

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Statements about the child’s self are one-dimensional
Thinking jumps from particular to particular without logical connections
Cannot imagine having two emotions at the same time
Thinking about himself is all or nothing
Cannot acknowledge that his real self is not the same as his ideal self

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What is Real Self?

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The self one actually is

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What is Ideal Self?

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The self one would like to be

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What is the Representational Mapping?

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When he begins to make logical connections between one aspect of himself and another

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What are Representational Systems?

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When children begin to integrate specific features of the self into a general multidimensional concept
Self-descriptions become more balanced and realistic

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What is Self-Esteem?

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The Self-evaluative part of the self-concept

Judgment children make about their overall worth

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What happens to children whose self-esteem is contingent on success?

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They may view failure or criticism asa ana indictment of their worth and may feel helpless to do better
They may interpret failure as a sign of being bad
They tend to become demoralized when they fail
They attribute poor performance or social rejection o their personality deficiencies

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What happens during Erikson’s third stage in psychosocial development?

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Children balance the urge to pursue goals with reservations about doing so
Marks a split between two parts of the personality: the part that remains a child and the part that is becoming an adult

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What is the third stage of Erikson’s psychosocial development?

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Initiative Vs. Guilt

Virtue: Purpose

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What is the virtue of Purpose?

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The courage to envision and pursue goals without being unduly inhibited by guilt or fear of punishment

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What is Gender Identity?

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It is the awareness of one’s femaleness or maleness and all it implies in one’s society of origin

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What are Gender Differences?

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Psychological or behavioral differences between males and females

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What are Gender Roles?

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Behaviors, interests, attitudes, skills, and traits that a culture considers appropriate for each sex; these differ for males and females

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What are the perspectives on Gender Development?

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Biological - many or most behavioral differences bettween sexes can be traced to biological differences
Evolutionary - Children develop gender roles in preparation for adult mating and reproductive behavior
Psychoanalytic - Gender identity occurs when the child identifies with same-sex parent
Gender Schema Theory - Child organizes information about what is considered appropriate for a boy/girl on the basis of what the culture dictates and behaves accordingly
Social Learning - Child mentally combines observations of gendered behavior and creates own behavioral variations

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What is Gender-Typing?

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Socialization process whereby children, at an early age, learn appropriate gender roles

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What are Gender Stereotypes?

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Preconceived generalizations about male or female behavior

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What is the Theory of Sexual Selection?

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Darwin’s theory that gender roles developed in response to men’s and women’s differing reproductive needs

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What is Identification?

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In Freudian theory, the process by which a young child adopts characteristics, beliefs, attitudes, values, and behaviors of the parent of the same sex.

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What s Lawrence Kohlberg’s theory?

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Kohlberg’s Cognitive Developmental Theory

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What is Kohlberg’s Cognitive-Developmental Theory?

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Gender knowledge precedes gendered behavior

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What is Gender Constancy?

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Awareness that one will always be male or female

Also called Sex-Category Constancy

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What is Gender-Schema Theory?

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It is a theory proposed by Bem, that children socialize themselves in their gender roles by developing an organized network of information about what it means to be male or female in a particular culture

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What is the Social Cognitive Theory?

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Albert Bandura’s expansion of social learning theory, holds that children learn gender roles through socialization

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What is Play?

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Does not see to serve any obvious purpose

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What is Rough and Tumble Play?

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Play that involves wrestling, kicking, and chasing becomes more common, especially among oys

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What are the Cognitive Levels of Play?

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Functional Play
Constructive Play
Dramatic Play

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What is Functional Play?

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It is play involving repetitive large muscular movements

Also known as Locomotor Play

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What is Constructive Play?

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Play involving use of objects or materials to make something

Also known as Object Play

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What is Dramatic Play?

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Play involving imaginary people or situations; also called Pretend Play, Fantasy Play, or Imaginative Play

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What is Formal Games with Rules?

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Organized games with known procedures and penalties

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Who identified six types of play ranging from the least to the most social?

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Mildred B. Parten

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What are the six types of play according to Mildred Parten?

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Unoccupied Behavior
Onlooker Behavior
Solitary Independent Play
Parallel Play
Associative Play
Cooperative or Organized Supplementary Play
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What are the Forms of Discipline?

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Reinforcement and Punishment

Inductive Reasoning, Power, Assertion, and Withdrawal of Love

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What is Discipline?

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Instruction or training, methods of molding character and of teaching self-control and acceptable behavior

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What are the types of Reinforcements?

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External

Internal

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What are External Reinforcements?

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Tangible (treats, more playtime) or Intangible (smile, word o praise, hug, extra attention or special privilege)

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What is Internal Reinforcement?

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A sense of pleasure or accomplishment

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What is Corporal Punishment?

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Use of physical force with the intention of causing pain but not injury so as to correct or control behavior

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What is Psychological Aggression?

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Verbal attacks that may result in psychological harm

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What are Inductive Techniques?

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Disciplinary techniques designed to induce desirable behavior by appealing to a child’s sense of reason and fairness

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What is Power Assertion?

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Disciplinary strategy designed to discourage undesirable behavior through physical or verbal enforcement of parental control

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What is Withdrawal of Love?

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Disciplinary strategy that involves ignoring, isolating, or showing dislike for a child

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Who proposed the Effectiveness of Authoritative Parenting?

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Diana Bauamrind

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What are the Parenting Types?

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Authoritarian Parenting
Permissive Parenting
Authoritative Parenting

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What is Authoritarian Parenting?

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Parenting style emphasizing control and obedience

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What is Permissive Parenting?

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Parenting style emphasizing self-expression and self-regulation

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What is Authoritative Parernting?

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Parenting style blending respect for a child’s individuality with an effort to instill social values

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Who came up with the Fourth Parenting Style?

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Eleanor Maccoby and John Martin

54
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What is the fourth style of Parenting?

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Neglectful or Uninvolved Parenting

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What is the Neglectful/Uninvolved Parenting Style?

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Parents who sometimes, because of stress or depression, focus on their needs rather than on those of the child.

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What are the four aspects of early supportive parenting?

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Warmth
Use of Inductive Discipline
Interest and Involvement in children’s contacts with peers
Proactive teaching of social skills

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What are issues of special concern to parents, caregivers, and teachers of preschool children?

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Promotion of altruism
Curbing of aggression
Dealing with fears that arise at this age

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What is Prosocial Behavior?

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Any voluntary behavior intended to help others

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What is Altruism?

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Behavior intended to help others out inner of inner concern and without expectation of external reward
May involve self-denial or self-sacrifice

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What is Instrumental Aggression?

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Aggressive behavior used as a means of achieving a goal

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What is Overt Aggression?

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Aggression that is openly directed at its target

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What is Relational Aggression?

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Aggression aimed at damaging or interfering with another person’s relationships, reputation, or psychological well-being

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What influence Aggression in children?

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A child’s temperament
Genetic and Environmental Sources
Parental Behaviors
Stressful and Stimulating Home Atmosphere
Harsh Discipline
Lack of Maternal Warmth and Social Support
Exposure to Aggressive Adults and Neighborhood Violence
Transient Peer Groups

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