Lecture 21: Growing up Poor vs Rich Flashcards
What are the three fundamental psychological needs?
- Autonomy Support
- Structure
- Relatedness
What are martha farah’s indicators of poverty?
- Don’t own a home
- Move frequently
- Single Parent
- Live with relatives
- Public assistance
- Food stamps
- Charity clothes
- Exposure of violence and drugs
What about growing up in poverty does Farah believe will affect development?
the stress
What historically the poorest area in the US
the Appalachian mountain area
In Hart and Risley’s study how many words have the children of welfare parents heard by the time they’re four?
working class?
professional?
13 million
26 million
45 million
What is Allostatic load?
biological consequences of chronic stress
What is Farah’s research?
linking years spent in poverty to allostatic load to deficits in cognitive function
How do years in poverty relate to working memory? executive function (self control, planning)?
years in poverty are related to reduced working memory and executive function
What is the key mediating mechanism of money on child development?
when parents had more money they had more time, energy and interest in spending time with the child
What is the key motivational issue with children who grow up in poverty? in wealthy families?
poverty: Amotivation
wealthy: controlled motivation
what is ego involvement?
feelings of self worth depend of certain levels of good performance (parents become ego involved with their kids)
What are the two components of Hyper-Parenting?
- Over-involvement
2. Over-stimulation (over-scheduling)
