Week 9: Social Behavior Flashcards

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Prosocial Behavior

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voluntary behavior that benefits others or promotes harmonious relationships with others

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What are some characteristics of prosocial behavior

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includes moral behavior
-being kind
-being honest
-sharing
-helping others

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Infancy/Toddlerhood (birth to 3 years)

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some people think that infants have a universal tendency to share
-by age 2, self interest begins to interfere with sharing behavior

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Early Childhood (3-5)

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More selective and more effective prosocial behaviors
-“sharers” tend to be “snatchers”

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Middle Childhood (6-10 years)

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children become more sophisticated with social competence
-might be asked to care for younger siblings

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Adolescence (10-18 years)

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skills increase, but the frequency of prosocial behaviors doesn’t increase

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What predicts individual differences in prosocial behavior

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  • emotional competence and empathy
    -parental responsiveness and attachment
    -discipline
  • reinforcement
    -practice
    -gender
    – social and cultural norms may influene how much and what kinds of proscial behavior children engage in
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Victim-centered induction

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a form of inductive discipline in which the adult points out how the child’s behavior made the victim feel

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9
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Oppositional defiant disorder

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a clinical diagnosis iven to children who are excessively defiant and hostile for at least 6 months

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Direct agression

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easily observable

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Verbal

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threats and namecalling

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Social

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undermining someone else’s relationships or social status

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Reactive agression

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provoked and retaliation

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Proactive aggression

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used to help person achieve personal goals

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Instrumental aggression

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the use of threat or force to obtain something

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Bullying

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repeated proactive aggression in which the bully has greater power than the victim

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Relational bullying

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rumor, gossip, social

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Assistant

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joins in with the bully but doesn’t initiate

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Reinforcer

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eggs the bully on but doesn’t join

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Defender

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stands up for victim

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Bystander

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stands by, but does nothing but witnesses bully

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Outcome of bullying (somatic/physical)

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sleep disturbances, stomachaches, headaches

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Outcome of buling (psychological)

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depression, anxiety/social anxiety, lonliness, suicidal ideation, low self esteem

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Outcome of bullying (academic)

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poor grades, absences from school, trouble concentrating

25
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How can educators prevent and reduce bullying?

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-Create a school climate that does not accept bullying
-Creating a sense of belonging and engaging all learners
-Screen for problem behaviors early

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Hostile Attribution Bias

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where children assume hostile intent on the part of others when it is not clear if there is a hostile event or not

27
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Conflict resolution strategies

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compromise: negotiate, share, or take turns, as each side concedes something
disengagement: walk away, stop the discussion, change the activity
coercion: command or aggress so that one side submits

28
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Two goals in most conflict situations

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achieve your own aims
maintain the relationship

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Protective factors for agression

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parental involvement, warmth, firm control, induction

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Risk factors for agression

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insecure attachment, power assertion, maternal depression

31
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What kind of self esteem do bullies have

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some have unrealistically high self esteem and some have a fragile or threatened self esteem

32
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Pseudomature

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people with perceived popularity might engage in behaviors more typical of older teens

33
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True or false: boys are equally as socially aggressive as girls

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true