Final 2 Flashcards
Basic emotions
4-6 mo
Stranger wariness
Around 6 mo (innate mech)
Self conscious emotions
Pride, guilt, embarassment
15-24 mo
Social referencing
Unfamiliar sit
Look to parents for cues to interpret situation
Ex dev if phobias based on parents fears
Mixed feelings
Are understood in elementary school
Can decentrate from one feeling and see others
Piagetan decentration
Temperament
Behav styles that are fairly stable across situations
Biologically based diffs in childrens emotional reactivity and self regulation
3 patterns
Slow to warm
Adapts poorly to changing sits
Stranger wariness but warms up once comfortable
Less active
Easy baby
Regular patterns of eating, sleeping, etc
Low intensity reactions
Adapts to new sits
Most part of babies
Difficult baby
Less predictable schedules
Withdraws from new sits
Intense reactions to stimuli
Goodness of fit and temperament
Compatibility of environment with temperament
Parents
Determines degree of influence of temperament on later dev
Id of single attach figure
By 7 mo
Secure attach
Upset when leaves
Consolled when mom returns
Insecure-avoidant
Not upset
Keeps playing with toys
Avoids/ ignores parent when returns
Insecure- resistant
Very upset when leaves
Cannot be consolled
Disorganized
Confused when leaves
Still confused when returns
Requirements of secure attach
Predictable responsive parenting
Needs consistent internal working model: expectations of consistent availability and responsiveness during stress
Dimensions of parenting
Warmth (involvement)
Control
Warmth/involvement
Look after childs needs properly
Caring
Emotional
Control
Discipline
Chdrens contributions/ reciprocal influence with parent style
Ex easy vs difficult child parent might parent differently
Negative reinforcement trap
Parents reward undesirable beh
If they cry or whine enough they get what they want
Problems with punishment
Doesnt teach desirable response only what not to do
And why
Aggressiveness can be mimicked on peers
Effective punishment
Immediate
Consistent
Informative (why? Feedback, instruction)
Administered by person who has a warm relationship with child
Failure tolerant: being tolerant of children making a mistake
Promotes valuing: if mistake is explained child understands value
Leads to motivation instead of obedience (bc i said so)
