Exam 3 Flashcards
Executive Competence
the child’s feeling he or she is an autonomous force in the world, able to influence the outcome of event
Social referencing
use of cues from another person to interpret situations and guide behavior
Self-concept development
By age 2, toddlers recognize themselves as individuals—state their own name, identify self in mirror, and distinguish and label other children in pictures as children of their own age, also recognize abilities (I’m fast, I’m good at puzzles)
Concepts of Gender
30 months, children start to gender label (boys and girls) and use pronouns that match gender groups
Not to age 3-4 that children understand gender stability (stays the same over time)
By 5-6 understand gender consistency (gender does not change even with changes in appearances or activities like a girl playing with a truck)
Gender Stereotypes
By age 2.5, young children have learned beliefs that people share about the typical characteristics of males and females
– Think that boys are taller, stronger and hit more
– Girls have longer hair and cry more
– stereotypes influences what they remember
Empathy
emotional state that matches another person’s emotional state (feeling bad b/c someone else feels bad, crying because someone is crying)
Sympathy
Feeling sorry or concerned for other people b/c of their emotional states or conditions (feeling bad for the person because they are crying)
Prosocial behavior development (Before 12 months)
When a peer/sib cries they cry. (emotion contagion)
Prosocial behavior development (12-18 months)
active but simple caregiving and comforting
Prosocial behavior development (18-24 months)
More complex comforting & empathic behavior
Emotion Contagion
When a peer/sibling cries they cry
Young Children Prosocial Behavior
Focus on people’s needs (I gave him crackers because he’s hungry)
Older preschoolers Prosocial Behavior
Focus on relationships (I gave her the block because she’s my friend). May focus on expectations/contingency (I shared because I want him to give me some blocks)
Scaffolding
parents/ adults support the child in new tasks by offering developmentally appropriate guidance, hints, and advice
Guided self-regulation
the ability of toddlers to regulate their own behavior with guidance from caregivers
Separation-individuation process
Mahler’s term for child’s psychological separation from the caregiver and growing awareness of being an individual
– Based on the basic trust the child has developed. When trust is present, the child can attain autonomy and yet still feel secure
– when autonomy is forced on a child too early or when bids for independence are confronted with resistance, self- reliance is compromised and can lead to problems
Discipline
Any attempt by parents to alter the child’s behavior or attitudes (help the child to develop self control and act in a socially appropriate and acceptable manner)
Compliance
obey and act appropriately b/c they know they are being watched or will be rewarded or punished for their action
Internalization
Obedience is based on internal controls and standards that they have incorporated into their own expectations of themselves
Power assertion
Using physical force or threats of force to control children’s behavior.
Love withdrawal
Gain obedience by ignoring or isolating the child, withholding affection or expressing a lack of love for the child
Inductive reasoning
parents use reasoning and verbal communication to change child’s behavior (“ you need to stay close to me so you don’t get lost)
– Parents who use IR, tend to have children who are more prosocial, popular and have internalized acceptable behavior.
Instrumental dependency
A child’s normal need for adult help in solving complex problems or performing difficult tasks
Emotional dependency
A child’s abnormal need for continual reassurance and attention from adults
Friendship
•Reciprocal or Mutual (vs. Unilateral): if it is a friendship we both have to acknowledge it
•Voluntary: decide to be your friend
•Based on positive feelings: it shouldn’t be based on conflict but we still have conflict in our peer relationships (it’s important to teach us how to do deal with it)
•Shared experiences
•Friends are friends because they like each other & want to spend time together.
–There is an emotional connection not simply shared interests.
Rubin, 2002
•Friendship formation requires 6 elements: –Common ground activity –Clear communication –Exchange of information –Resolution of conflicts –Self disclosure of feelings –Reciprocity Gottman, 1983
Mutual Antipathy
Equal dislike between yourself and another
Relationship Provisions
ex: companionship, support, security, & closeness
Social Competence
Good peer relations.
•Know how to make successful overtures (you wanna play? can I play? joining in)
•Learning expectations at various stages of friendships
•Determining who would(not) be a good friend
•Keeping things going in a pleasing way to both parties
•Ensure both contribute but do not monitor too closely
•Fight off challenges from those who try to “steal” friends (exclusivity: maintaining friendship)
•Avoid a reputation for disloyalty
•Avoid being without friends/overcome being dumped.
Goodnow & Burns, 1985
Friendship Quality
•Friendships differ on:
–Content (e.g., do they engage in prosocial behavior)
–Closeness (e.g., do they spend much time together & interact in different contexts)
–Symmetry (e.g., social power is equal or not)
–Affective Substrates (e.g., supportive and secure or conflictual and insecure)
Hartup, 1996
•Good quality friendships are negatively correlated with children’s endorsement of revenge, avoidance, & blaming as social goals & strategies during peer interactions (Rose & Asher, 1999)
Peer acceptance
Being liked by a peer group
Sociometrics
procedure for assessing the degree to which children are liked or accepted by their peers (ex: peer ratings, peer nominations)
Social preference/acceptance
degree to which a child is liked in peer group. •preference = positive nom.’s -negative nom.’s
Social impact
Social impact: degree to which a child stands out in the group
•impact = positive nom.’s + negative nom.’
Sociometric status
Popular, rejected, neglected, average, controversial
Peer rejection
nominated as not liked by peers
Metacognition
the capacity to think about thinking
Conservation
Between 6-7 years, children begin to solve conservation problems: Mentally represent action, Focus on more than one dimension, Recognize that appearances can be deceiving.
By age 10, most children understand conservation of physical quantities such as: number, length, area, mass, displaced liquid volume
Metamemory
knowledge about memory and memory processes
Mnemonic
Once children realize mnemonic strategies improve recall, they are more likely to use them.
Didactic Learning
Situation in which a knowledgeable teacher who has already mastered a problem teaches a particular solution to a learner
Cooperative learning
A situation in which learners at about the same knowledge and skill interact, share ideas, and discover solutions on their own
IQ
Intelligence Quotient: A method of quantifying my performance on an intelligence test.
•First intelligence test by Binet, then revised as the Stanford-Binet.
•Wechsler scales now more widely used.
I.Q.=Mental Age/Chronological Age X 100
•Stability of IQ increases with age, probably reflecting relatively stable influences of both genes and environment.
•By elementary school years, intelligence tests seem to measure relatively stable aspects of cognitive functioning
•As children grow older, IQ tests become increasingly good predictors of adult IQ
Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences
- linguistic
- musical
- logical-mathematical
- spatial
- bodily-kinesthetic
- intrapersonal
- interpersonal
Sternberg’s Triarchic Theory of Intelligence
- Analytical Intelligence (stand IQ, academic performance)
- Creative Intelligence (aesthetic, artistic, performance)
- Practical Intelligence (street smarts, common sense)