Chapter 8: Social and Personality Development in the Preschool Years Flashcards
______________ _____________ according to Erikson, development that encompasses changes both in the understanding individuals have of themselves as members of society and in their comprehension of the meaning of others’ behavior.
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Psychosocial Development
according to Erikson, the period during which children aged three and six years experience conflict between independence of action and the sometimes negative results of that action.
Initiative vs. guilt stage
a person’s identity, or set of beliefs about what one is like as an individual
self-concept
a philosophy that promotes the notion of interdependence
interdependence means the dependence of two or more people
collectivistic orientation
a philosophy that emphasizes personal identity and the uniqueness of the individual
individualistic orientation
Starting at age __, children are able to talk about their feelings, and engage in self-regulation strategies to adjust emotions to a desired state and level of intensity (EQ)
age 2
a transient error in linguistic development in which the child attempts to make language more regular than it actually is. An example is saying breaked instead of broken
overregularization
We may, for example, predict the outcome of something based on just one instance of it: after interviewing for a job and not getting it, we -___________ by thinking we’ll never get a job, and as a result feel hopeless.
overgeneraliztion
action in which children simply watch others at play, but do not actually participate themselves
onlooker play
play in which two or more children actually interact with one another by sharing or borrowing toys or materials, although they do not do the same thing
associative play
play in which children genuinely interact with one another, taking turns, playing games, or devising contests
cooperative play
