Exam 2 Flashcards
Erikson’s theory of personality
Basic trust vs. mistrust
Autonomy vs. shame/doubt
What does basic trust vs. mistrust mean?
Infants learn basic trust if the world is a secure place where their basic needs are met
What does autonomy vs. shame/doubt mean?
Infants succeed or fail in gaining sense of self-rule over their own actions & bodies
What is distal parenting?
maintain more physical distance
give toys, encouraging self-feeding, talking face-to-face
What is proximal parenting?
close physical contact with child’s entire body
Ethnotheory
a child rearing theory that is embedded within a particular culture or ethnic group
What is the Keller study about?
78 rural Nso of West Africa & urban Greek parents & infants
What are the findings of Keller et al?
- Nso mothers were proximal parents whereas Greek parents were distal parents
- Nso toddlers did NOT recognize themselves in a mirror, while Greek toddlers were self-aware
- Culture is expressed in our parenting styles
What are the basic emotions in First Year?
Happiness, anger, fear
When is happiness expressed in first year
social smile: 6-10 weeks
laughter: 3-4 months
When is anger expressed in first year
general distress (from birth) anger: 4-8 months
When is fear expressed in first year
Stranger wariness and separation anxiety: 9-14 months
What are the self-conscious emotions, when do they emerge
Shame, guilt, embarrassment, envy, pride
Emerge in second year as toddlers become aware of selves as separate and unique
What is self-awareness?
the realization that one is a unique person separate from others
When does “me-self” emerge?
15-18 months
What is dot-of-rouge (Lewis & Brooks) experiment
babies couldn’t recognize themselves as indicated by not touching red dot on face
Self awareness is a prerequisite for pride, guilt, shame, embarrassment, jealousy & empathy
What is temperament (New York Longitudinal Study, Thomas & chess)?
Inborn differences between one person & another in emotions, activity, and self-control
Both genes & child rearing practices affect temperament
What is New York Longitudinal Study, Thomas & Chess
Easy
Difficult
Slow-to-warm-up
Unclassified
Jerome Kagan’s work on predictors of shyness & sociability (video)
Motor behavior in hands and feet predicts shyness nad sociability. React to stimulus = quiet, no response = sociable
Goodness of fit (Stupica, Sherman, & cassidy)
Difficult babies not necessarily fated to remain difficult. Goodness of fit refers to the match between a child’s temperament and the environment. Environment matters when it comes to temperament
What does synchrony mean in development of social bonds in infancy? What is an example?
Coordinated interaction between caregiver and infant that starts the process of attachment. Critical for socioemotional development. An example is the still face technique
What is still face technique? What does it show?
technique where mother and baby interact. On cue, parents show still face. Babies hate this MORE THAN if they had left altogether. Used to show importance of social interaction for baby
What is the study of temperament & attachment (Stupica, Sherman & Cassidy, 2007) about?
Attachment assessed in 84 irritable newborns at 12 months using Strange Situation
What are the findings of temperament & attachment study by Supica, Sherman, & Cassidy?
- Highly irritable infants who were securely attached were more social & just as adept
- All infants who were insecurely attached were less social & less skilled at exploring
What is attachment?
An affectional tie that one person forms with another–a tie that binds them together in space and endures over time. Close emotional bond.
Type A
Insecure-avoidant
Type B
Secure
Type C
Insecure-Rsistant
Type D
Disorganized/disoriented
Internal Working model of attachment (ethological theory of attachment, J Bowlby)
psychological approach that attempts to describe the development of mental representations, specifically the worthiness of the self and expectations of others’ reactions to the self