Exam I ch 3

Question 1

Authoritative parenting

Answer 1

combines affection and respect with reasonable restrictions and punishments

Question 2

authoritarian parenting

Answer 2

parents expect immediate and complete compliance

Question 3

permissive parenting

Answer 3

letting child do what they want for the most part low expectations

Question 4

neglectful parenting

Answer 4

uninvolved

Question 5

temperament

Answer 5

general tendency to respond and deal with environmental stimuli and events in particular ways

Question 6

goodness of fit

Answer 6

match or mismatch between between temperament and the environment

Question 7

sense of self

Answer 7

perceptions and beliefs about who you are as a person

Question 8

imaginary audience

Answer 8

illusion that in a social situation everyone’s attention is focused on you

Question 9

personal fable

Answer 9

believing they aren’t like anyone else

Question 10

ethnic identity

Answer 10

awareness and proudness of membership in a particular ethnic group and adopt some behaviors

Question 11

peer pressure

Answer 11

isn’t always negative

Question 12

self socialization

Answer 12

putting pressure on oneself to adopt behaviors they think others will find acceptable

Question 13

cliques

Answer 13

moderately stable friendship groups of 3-10

Question 14

crowds

Answer 14

larger than cliques and not as tight knit

Question 15

gangs

Answer 15

initiation rites, colors and symbols, and ownership of territory

Question 16

subculture

Answer 16

group that resists the dominant culture by adopting a significantly different way of life

Question 17

recursive thinking

Answer 17

can think about what other people might be thinking about them

Question 18

social information processing

Answer 18

mental processes involved in understanding and responding to social events

Question 19

physical aggression

Answer 19

action that can cause bodily injury

Question 20

relational aggression

Answer 20

action that can affect friendships and relationships that is not physical like spreading rumors

Question 21

proactive aggression

Answer 21

deliberately initiate aggressive behaviors as a means of obtaining desired goals

Question 22

reactive aggression

Answer 22

act aggressively primarily in response to frustration or provocation

Question 23

service learning

Answer 23

learning about yourself and others and the community through community service

Question 24

openness

Answer 24

the extent to which one is imaginative and curious and willing to experience new things

Question 25

conscientiousness

Answer 25

extent to which one is careful, organized, self disciplined, and likely to follow through on plans

Question 26

extraversion

Answer 26

extent to which one is socially outgoing and seeks excitement

Question 27

agreeableness

Answer 27

the extent to which one is pleasant and cooperative

Question 28

neuroticism

Answer 28

extent to which one is prone to negative emotions

Question 29

influence of parenting styles on personality

Answer 29

moderate

Question 30

provide the setting for most voluntary social interactions

Answer 30

cliques

Question 31

aggressive behavior

Answer 31

action intentionally taken to hurt another person either physically or psychologically

Question 32

hostile attributional bias

Answer 32

tendency to interpret others’ behaviors as aggressive and then act aggressively in turn

Question 33

action research

Answer 33

seeing which teaching methods work or don’t work in the classroom

Question 34

self recognition

Answer 34

capacity to see and recognize themselves as an individual

Question 35

self definition

Answer 35

know how to define yourself and recognize uniqueness and individuality; how you see yourself as unique

Question 36

actual self

Answer 36

physical/cognitive self, how you see yourself and your physical and cognitive attributes (i am tall, i am smart, i am blonde)

Question 37

ideal self

Answer 37

possible and ought selves

Question 38

top 3 most important factors that influence self perception

Answer 38

peer likeability, physical appearance, romantic appeal