Final Flashcards

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In Western societies achievers:

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Do well in activities
Are independent
Are competitive
Are self-reliant
Are responsible
Work hard to obtain objectives
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Joy in Mastery

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< 2 years
Show mastery motivation
Do not seek recognition
Shift goals when confronted with failure
Performance standard and success/failure are not yet salient
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Approval Seeking

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~ 2 years
Seek recognition, expect disapproval with failure
Avoid criticism and failures
Learn to expect approval from successes and disapproval from failures

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Use of Standards

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~ 3 years
React independently of successes and failures
Objective standards for appraising their performance
Show pride and shame to achievements

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Mastery Motivation

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An inborn motive to explore, understand and control one’s environment

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Achievement Motivation

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A willingness to strive to succeed at challenging tasks and to meet high standards of accomplishment

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Theory of achievement motivation: Trait Perspective

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Motivation is determined by personality traits
Need for achievement- learned motive to compete and to strive for success whenever one’s behavior can be evaluated against a standard of excellence, high need achievers take pride in their abilities and their self-fulfillment motivates their performance

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Theory of achievement motivation: Behavioral Perspective

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Achievement related strivings- attainment of approval, avoidance of disapproval
These strivings vary depending on the extent to which they value doing well and expectations of success

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Which one is right?

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Both!
Characteristics of the child, task, and environment impact motivation
Intrinsically motivated children prefer challenging problems
Extrinsically motivated children prefer simpler problems

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Mastery goals

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Increase knowledge
Acquire new skills
Improve ability

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Performance goals

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Gain positive judgements
Avoid negative criticisms
Viewed as competent

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Approach goals

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Challenges are opportunities
Associated with positive affect and focus
Positively impact achievement

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Avoidance goals

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Avoid failure/plan
Associated with negative affect and distraction
Negatively impact achievement

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Attribution

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The processes by which we try to explain the causes of behaviors and events

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Three dimensions of causality

Weiner’s attribution theory

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Locus of causality (internal, external)
Stability (stable, unstable)
Controllability (controllable, uncontrollable)

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Ability: locus, stability and controllability?

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Internal, stable, uncontrollable

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Effort: locus, stability and controllability?

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Internal, unstable, controllable

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Task difficulty: locus, stability and controllability?

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External, stable, uncontrollable

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Luck: locus, stability and controllability?

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External, unstable, uncontrollable

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Example of an attribution process

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Fail math test –> internal, stable, uncontrollable –> “I’m just not smart at math” –> shame, hopelessness

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Attribution, achievement motivation, and achievement

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Age trends
Motivation and preference for tasks- students prefer to perform tasks that parallel their attributions for their own success
Affective responses to success/failure
Persistence after failure

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Cultural considerations

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Attributional styles
Social norms
Social perception
Academic environment

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Fixed mindset

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Intelligence is fixed, effort does not impact outcomes
More oriented toward performance goals
Believe effort is necessary only for those who lacked ability
Believe effort will not impact achievement
Employ negative strategies following failure (e.g., withdrawal, cheating)

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Growth mindset

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Intelligence is malleable and is due to effort
More oriented toward mastery goals
Stronger belief in the power of effort
Effort promotes ability
Employ positive strategies after failure
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Social-emotional skills
``` Emotion regulation Self-control/impulse control Relationship skills- communication, listening, cooperation, conflict management Empathy Perspective-taking Positive self-concept Perseverance Responsible decision making ```
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Social-emotional learning interventions result in:
``` Higher academic achievement Positive social behavior Fewer conduct problems Less emotional distress Heightened resiliency General improvements in classroom behavior ```
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Social-emotional learning in schools
A few states have recently added or are in the process of adding social-emotional learning to their state standards (Illinois, Pennsylvania, Kansas) Adopted social-emotional interventions district-wide (Austin, TX) Federal legislation in the House of Representatives
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How do we foster social-emotional learning in schools?
Form school-family partnerships Practice Positive student-teacher interactions and relationships Train teachers to be more emotionally supportive Train teachers to use positive discipline practices
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Sex
Typically refers to differences in biological characteristics
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Gender
Typically refers to social responses to differences
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Pros and cons of gender neutral parenting
Pros: self expression, better understanding of other gender Cons: possible bullying
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Development of gender-typed behavior
By age 2: show gender-related toy preferences By age 3: sort toys by gender, sort occupations by gender, rather rigid gender stereotypes By age 9-10: show more flexibility (role of cognition and experiences)
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Hot potato effect
Boys have no use for dolls
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Changes in gender-sterotype flexibility, more flexibility:
With age (except possibly during adolescence) If parents engage in nontraditional roles If encouraged to think more flexibly about gender
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To what degree do differences exist between males and females?
More similarities than differences Magnitude of differences is quite small A lot of overlap (i.e. many individual differences)
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Gender differences in social behaviors
Agression- boys have more overt/physical aggression, girls more relational aggression Boys have higher activity level Girls have higher compliance Girls more fearful, timid, cautious Girls more emotionally expressive and responsive, including masking negative emotions Girls more empathy, though no clear difference in helping behavior
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Examining gender differences in empathy
Zahn-Waxler, Radke-Yarrow et al., 1992 1-year-olds (17 boys, 10 girls); mothers observations, plus home and lab observations of responses to others emotions from age 1 to 2 Results: prosocial responses increase with age, girls showed more concern than boys, no difference between boys and girls on helping behaviors
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Cross-cultural evidence of gender differences in development
Similarity in gender differences across diverse cultures --> could be reflection of similarity in gender socialization
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Hormonal evidence of gender differences in development
Girls exposed to androgens prenatally (CAH), later engage in traditionally male activities
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Paterski et al., 2005: Do children with CAH display more preference for male-preferred toys? How do parents socialize toy preferences in CAH girls?
Participants: 3-10 years old (65 children with CAH, 32 unaffected siblings) Method: videotaped in lab setting, playing alone, with mother, and with father; room contained various toys including female-preferred, male-preferred, and neutral toys; measured amount of time spent with each toy; coded parental responses (positive, negative, or neutral) Results: girls with CAH displayed more male-typical preferences than their unaffected sisters, no difference for boys Both mothers and fathers had more positive responses to sex-typical toy play, esp. true for CAH girls playing with girls toys
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Bruce --> Brenda --> David Reimer story
Born a boy, but tragic accident during circumcision led to surgically altering sexual organs to be a girl (plus hormones) Treated as a girl- initial reports of great success By late childhood/early adolescence: "Brenda" very unhappy, depressed, never identified as a girl, found out history, got reconstructive surgery to return to original sex Evidence that you cannot arbitrarily assign to be male or female
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Differences in brain structure and lateralization (MRI studies)
Differences in hypothalamus and amygdala- related to emotion and emotion regulation Differences in corpus callosum- girls brains have larger corpus callosums, suggesting greater connectivity between brains Major caution in interpreting findings like these: Experiences/plasticity- are differences in brain structure the cause of behavior differences?
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Gender identity
Age 2-3 | Labeling as boy/girl
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Gender stability
Age 4-5 If girl, grow up to be woman If boy, grow up to be man
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Gender constancy
Age 6-7 Gender is unchanging, regardless of change in outward appearance Seek out same-sex models "Sexist self-socializers" Socializing self specifically in same-sex behavior
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Understanding gender constancy
Occurs earlier than originally thought 3-5 year olds: if make gender changes (in hairstyle or dress) to drawing of a boy or girl, no gender constancy If make gender changes via photographs- then show gender constancy
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Children develop gender schemas based on:
Their own perceptions Information from parents, peers, etc. Cultural stereotypes
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Children use gender schemas to:
Evaluate and explain behavior
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Example of gender schemas: Martin et al., 1995
91 preschool children ages 4-6 Shown 3 attractive and 3 unattractive toys Some labeled "things girls really like" or "things boys really like," some not labeled Suggests that children are very impressionable
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Gender in the Media
Influence of who is on TV (more males portrayed than females) Influence of how they are portrayed (even when presented non-stereotypically) Influence of stereotyped ads
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Pike & Jennings (2005)
62 first and second graders, 3 conditions: -traditional toy commercial: all boys playing with Harry Potter legos -nontraditional toy commercial: all girls playing with Harry Potter Legos -nontoy commercial (Chuckie cheese or lucky charms) Then, asked to sort toys (including HP legos) into piles for only boys, only girls, or both boys and girls Results: NONE sorted HP legos into girls only Girls more likely to say HP legos are for both, boys more likely to say boys only Boys who watched traditional ad were MUCH less likely to be gender neutral about toy
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Gender differences in sum
Gender role concepts develop early and change in flexibility over the course of childhood Males and females differ on some aspects of social behavior, but differences are small in magnitude Multiple biological, cognitive, and social factors contribute to the explanation of these variations
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Observational learning
Especially attending to same-sex models
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Differential reinforcement
Encouraging sex-typed behavior Actively reinforcing sex-typed behavior Punishing non-sex-typed behavior
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Parents are more likely to:
Encourage girls to express feelings Grant boys autonomy --> example more freedom to roam neighborhood or make decisions Fathers react more negatively to boys playing with girls' toys
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Do parents provide different socialization to girls and boys? (Fagot & Hagan, 1991)
Participants: 12 mo, 18 mo, and 5 yr olds Home observations Coded for context or activity, and reaction of parents (positive, negative, or instructional) Results: 12 month olds: boys received more positive responses from parents for male typical and aggressive behaviors than girls 18 month olds: parents gave more positive reactions to boys than girls for playing with male-typical toys 5 year olds: no differences Evidence that gender socialization occurs early- by age 5, parents not as involved
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Peers in gender development
Children self-segregate by gender from early age Group norms evolve within same-sex groups Peers react negatively to gender-inconsistent behavior
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Do same-sex peers shape gender-typed behavior? (Martin & Fabes, 2001)
Observational study of preschoolers over a 6-month period Observed activity level and gender-typed toy preferences Results: more time spent playing with same-sex peers: Greater increases in activity level and sex-typed choices of toys for boys Greater decreases in activity level, and increased sex-typed choices of toys for girls
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Prosocial development
Refers to socially recognized positive actions and inhibiting socially disapproved (negative) actions Kindness, sharing, helping, cooperation Self-control
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Self-control
Ability to regulate one's own conduct & to inhibit actions that are unacceptable or conflict with a goal
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Delay of gratification paradigm
Participants offered choice between small incentive available immediately and larger more desirable incentive for which they have to wait The older they were the longer they were able to wait
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Mothers quicker to help 3 month olds regulate their emotions...
Had children who were more likely to obey simple do's and don'ts as 2 year olds
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9 month olds who had learned to regulate emotions to maintain synchronous interactions with moms...
Were found to respond more favorably to simple commands at age 2
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Mother-infant affective synchrony was a major predictor of later self-control for infants with...
Difficult temperaments
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Children's ability to delay gratification at age 4 predicted...(Mischel)
``` Academic achievement (via SAT scores) Social skills (cooperation, friendliness) Ability to cope with stress Less impulsiveness All of these- at age 18! ```
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Delay of gratification vs. high inhibition (Wilson et al., 2009)
Examined physiological responses during delay of gratification task in 8-11-year-olds 3 groups: Waited easily Difficulty waiting (and increased heart rate, high electrodermal response) Difficulty waiting (and low heart rate, low electrodermal response) Results: Children in low heart rate group ("underregulators") (hard time waiting)- decreased self regulation, increased behavior problems Children in high heart rate group ("overregulating") (show agitation while waiting)- increased self-regulation, increased depression So...not just waiting, but underlying processes involved in waiting are important
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Age related patterns of prosocial behavior
Overall increase with age Decreased egocentrism, increased attention to others' emotional states Empathy emerges at ~12-18 months Helping and sharing increase at ~3-6 years
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Piaget's cognitive development theory
``` Premoral- minimal concern for rules Moral realism (~age 5)- rules are sacred and unalterable, belief in immanent justice Moral reciprocity (~age 11)- rules are arbitrary and flexible ```
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Evaluating Piaget's theory
Children ARE willing to question rules- moral rules vs. social conventional rules (example manners, holding door) Young children DO consider intentions when judging behavior
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Kohlberg's cognitive development theory
Pre-conventional (younger children)- rules are external to the self, they are followed to avoid being punished or for personal gain Conventional (older children)- rules are followed to gain approval or avoid blame Principled/post-conventional (some adults)- considered larger, broad principles of justice
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Evaluating Kohlberg's theory
Stages do appear relatively invariant (go through them in that order) Moral judgements are influenced by culture (so not just a matter of complexity)
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What accounts for individual differences in the tendency to "do good and not do bad?"
Biological processes Cognitive and emotional processes Socialization processes
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Biological processes
Temperament Identical twins more similar than fraternal twins in: Empathetic responses Negative emotionality (sadness, guilt, shame) Externalizing behaviors (e.g. aggression)
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Kochanska
Fearfulness associated with greater likelihood of displaying guilt and shame if "break" a toy
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Cognitive and Emotional processes
Role taking- understanding another's perspective predicts prosocial behavior (and less antisocial behavior) Empathy- experiencing others' emotions predicts prosocial behavior (esp >8 years) Moral reasoning- complexity of reasoning about moral dilemmas correlated positively with moral behavior
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Socialization processes
Secure attachment Authoritative parenting Parents as social models
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Secure attachment is associated with:
Increased compliance, self regulation and empathy | These are decreased in insecure attachments
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Parents as social models
Children's moral reasoning resembles their parents' | Parents are most effective when message matches their actions
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Modeling: the effects of words vs. actions
Elementary aged children tested One adult model behaves selfishly- keeps all tokens Other adult model behaves generously- gives away tokens One adult model preaches selfishness- "it's okay to keep all the tokens" Other adult preaches generosity- "it's good to give some of these to charity" Model behaves generously AND preaches generosity--> child is more generous
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Who raises morally mature children? | Power assertion vs. love withdrawal vs. induction
Induction Makes child think about what they did wrong and how they can fix it Helps moral development Associated with morally mature children Power assertion hinders moral reasoning Love withdrawal is unrelated to moral reasoning
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Induction
Reasoning that stimulates children to consider: The negative effects of wrongdoing for others and self How to change behavior for the better in the future
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Why does induction promote moral reasoning?
Encourages children to understand other people's feelings (empathy) Enhances role-taking (how would they feel in the situation?) Implies specific strategies to guide behavior (internalization of moral choices)
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Does parental reasoning affect child reasoning?
Yes | If both parents are post-conventional there is a 100% chance the child's reasoning is conventional
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Influence of peers on moral development
Interaction with prosocial peers increases prosocial behaviors
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Why do peers have such influence?
Peers serve as social models | Less power differential than parent/child relationship (learn rules are negotiable)
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Moral development in sum
Involves emotional and cognitive processes, as well as acquired behavioral patterns Varies in developmental timing, depending on the aspect of moral development being considered Is influenced by biological, cognitive, and emotional factors as well as socialization processes including attachment, parenting practices, and peer interaction
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Definitions of aggression
Instinct definitions (Freud, Lorenz) Behavioral definitions (Buss) Aggression as a social judgement (Parke & Slaby; Bandura) Intent-based definitions (Parke & Slaby) -hostile aggression -instrumental aggression -relational aggression
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Instinct definitions of aggression
Aggression is an innate drive
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Behavioral definitions of aggression
Aggression is a response to a stimulus
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Aggression as a social judgement
Culturally determined
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Intent-based definitions of aggression
Aimed at harming someone
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Hostile aggression
Directed at hurting someone
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Instrumental aggression
Directed at obtaining something desirable
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Relational aggression
Directed at harming someone's relationships
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Aggression in preschool: what are they responding to?
Younger preschoolers- parents/caregivers exerting authority | Older preschoolers- peer, sibling conflict
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Aggression in preschool: what does it look like?
Unfocused temper tantrums decrease over time Young preschoolers- instrumental (toys, possessions) Older preschoolers- less physical and more verbal aggression
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Aggression in preschool: how often?
Frequency of aggression and length of disputes decreases between 2 and 5
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Aggression in middle childhood: what are they responding to?
Perceived threats, derogations to one's ego and self-esteem
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Aggression in middle childhood: what does it look like and how often?
Physical aggression and acting out behavior tends to decrease Verbal, relational aggression more common Bullying
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Aggression in middle childhood: who is doing it?
Minority of children are responsible for majority of aggression
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Aggression in adolescence: what does it look like and how often?
Physical fighting and other overt aggression continues to decline (boys and girls)
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Why do serious violent offenses rise sharply from 12-20?
The most violent teens show an increase in aggression, AND they are bigger, stronger, and have weapons
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Other forms of aggressive behavior increasing in adolescence
Verbal, relational, aggression | Indirect expression of angers- e.g. theft, truancy, substance abuse
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Relational aggression
Behaviors that farm others through damage or the threat of damage to relationships or feelings of acceptance, friendship or group inclusion
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Specific behaviors associated with relational aggression
``` The "silent treatment" Withholding affection Social exclusion Threatening to end a friendship Spreading rumors ```
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What does aggression look like in early childhood?
Overt- done or shown openly, not secret or hidden
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What does aggression look like in middle childhood?
Overt but also becoming more covert
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Gender differences in relational aggression (Crick & Grotpeter, 1995)
Sample: 491 third through sixth graders- 235 girls and 256 boys; 37% African American, 60% European American Measures: Peer nominations of relational and physical aggression and peer status, self-report measures of loneliness, social anxiety and avoidance, depression, and perceptions of peer relations Results: Relational aggression associated with... Peer rejection Internalizing problems Externalizing difficulties
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Card et al. (2008) meta-analysis
Found few gender differences in relational aggression
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Other studies have found links with aggression and:
Borderline and antisocial personality features Maladaptive friendships Biased social information processing patterns Hostile attribution bias- relational conflicts
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Stability of aggression
Aggressive toddlers likely to remain aggressive at 5 years of age- and predicts aggressiveness in middle childhood, adolescence, and adulthood The earlier the problem behavior starts- the greater the risk for the most serious outcomes- true for males and females
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Factors contributing to stability of aggression: an ecological perspective
Child factors- social and cognitive factors and biological factors Microsystem factors- family and peers Exosystem factors Macrosystem factors
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Child social and cognitive factors of aggression
Self control, emotion regulation Perspective taking, empathy Social cognition, e.g. hostile attribution bias
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Child biological factors of aggression
Temperament Genetic links Psychophysiological links (lower arousal, low heart rate) Biochemical differences (serotonin, cortisol)
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Microsystem factors of aggression- family
Insecure attachment Parent monitoring Family discord, family stress Parental psychopathology- esp substance abuse, maternal depression, antisocial personality disorder Harsh parenting and parental aggressiveness Inconsistency, coercive home environment
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Microsystem factors of aggression- peers
Peer rejection | Antisocial peer groups
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Exosystem factors
Negative school environment Neighbors--> sense of community, presence of antisocial peers, collective efficacy Media
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Macrosystem factors
Culture Poverty Social class
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Integrative developmental model
A number of risk factors are involved, each with varying importance over time Effects of these risk factors depend on the extent to which they disrupt the child's day-to-day socialization
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The likelihood of changing the course of aggressive tendencies determined by:
Prior history of aggression Protective factors Parent management training Interventions with peers
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Prior history of aggression
Age of onset and diversity of conduct problems and aggression Example Moffit's theory: adolescent-limited versus life-course persistent conduct problems
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Protective factors
Effective parenting and supervision, positive peer relationships, social support, academic achievement
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Parent management training (Reid, Patterson, et al., Oregon Social Learning Center)
Goal: to intervene in coercive interaction cycle Treatment focus for parents: -to use consistent praise or other reinforcement for prosocial behavior -to monitor effectively child behavior outside the home -to use consistent, calm, non-physical punishment for specified problem behaviors -to negotiate discipline rules with their children Results: -27% reduction in aggressive behavior in older children (middle childhood & adolescence) -63% reduction in aggressive behavior in young children (preschool and early school age)
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``` Interventions with peers Peer pairing (Hektner, August, & Realmuto, 2001) ```
Goal: pairing aggressive and non-aggressive children can help aggressive children learn to alternate behaviors Results: peer pairing results in less disruptive behavior Situation is very structured, opposite effect is unlikely to occur
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How is bullying distinct?
Bullies use aggression consistently against consistent targets Overt physical aggression not as common as threats, intimidation, etc.
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Characteristics of bullies
Often high in social status High self-esteem? Depressed? Poor academic performance
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Characteristics of victims
Usually weaker, lower social status Increased anxiety and depression Boys: overprotective mothers, less autonomy (freedom) Girls- coercive, rejecting caregivers
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Coercive
Relating to or using force or threats
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Bullying prevalence
``` 6th-10th graders: About 10% bullies About 8% victims About 5% both About 70% neither Peer responses: About 25% defenders About 20% support bully About 65% passive observers ```
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Factors associated with bullying AND victimization
Insecure attachment Harsh or inconsistent discipline Being victim of aggression
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For bullies:
Lack of monitoring | Negative peer influence
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For victims:
Poor social skills | Peer rejection
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Prevalence of cyberbullying
Increasing rapidly | ~40% of middle schoolers report having been bullied online, via email, or text messages
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Characteristics of cyberbullies and cybervictims
Poor family relationships Increased use of alcohol and drugs Increased aggressive behavior
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Anti-bullying policies | Some of the most important factors include:
Promoting positive school climate (educating teachers AND students about bullying) Promoting positive peer relationships NOT tolerating bullying (observing bullying associated with guilt and greater likelihood of acceptance of bullying)
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Cyberbullying prevention
Can be hard to track who is responsible Not as easy to spot, and children not likely to report victimization Increasingly recognized and treated the same as bullying (whether done at school or not)
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Zero tolerance policies
Immediate, mandated harsh punishment (suspension/expulsion) for violent offenses, weapon possession, drugs, etc. Suspension rates have doubled since the 1970's Disproportionately target minority students --> black students 3.5x more likely to be suspended or expelled Often lead to harsh punishment for minor rule violations Concern with link between missing school --> dropout --> criminal activity
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Aggression in sum
Aggressive behavior is a maladaptive pattern of behavior often beginning in early childhood and persisting across the life span Many contextual factors contribute to the maintenance and stability of aggression Interventions and prevention activities can be designed to change the course of outcomes for aggressive children Awareness and intolerance of bullying help with prevention efforts
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Major themes in social development
Human development is a holistic enterprise Development is best viewed from multiple perspectives Children are born social beings Children are active contributors to their social development Children's development is embedded in levels of social complexity Children develop in a cultural and historical context There is much plasticity in human development Patterns of parenting (and adult guidance) clearly matter
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Human development is a holistic enterprise
We are at once physical, cognitive, social, and emotional beings Shifts in other domains, including motor skills, language abilities, and cognitive functions, play a role in social development
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Development is best viewed from multiple perspectives
Biological, cognitive, and social learning theories all contribute substantially to our understanding of various social phenomena No one theory has all the answers
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Children are born social beings
``` Newborns use their sensory, perceptual, and motor capacities to respond to social signals and communicate their needs Imitation Crying, smiling Social references Empathy ```
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Children are active contributors to their social development
Exploring the world around them Asking questions Being curious
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Children's development is embedded in levels of social complexity
Bidirectional Transactional Aggressive child--> harsher parenting--> behavior problems--> less effective parenting All causes/underlying factors are important
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Microsystem
Family Classrooms Peers Siblings
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Exosystem
``` Extended family School board Neighborhoods Mass media Parents work environment ```
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Macrosystem
``` Laws Culture Economic systems Social conditions History ```
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Children develop in a cultural and historical context
Role of technology | All children develop emotionally but many individual and cultural differences
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There is much plasticity in human development
Early adversity does not automatically predict later maladaptive outcomes Resilience is present with ordinary human adaptational systems (e.g. effective parenting, motivation to succeed)
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Factors of social development
``` Child factors Peers Culture Parenting Genes Brain School ```