Social Development, Adolescence, Developing Personality - (Module 49) Flashcards
Mary Ainsworth and Attachment/Attachment Behavior
Shown in young children by their seeking closeness to the caregiver and displaying distress on separation.
Strange Situation experiment.
Secure Attachment
Exhibit less fear of failure
Parents consistently respond supportively
Parents provide a safe haven/safe base in new environment.
Insecure Attachment
Show indifference to their mother’s return after a brief absence
Not reassured or comforted by her return
Caused by parent failure to respond predictability/slow to respond
Temperament
Emotional reactivity and sensitivity
Styles seem consistent and enduring
Erikson’s Basic Trust
Formed during infancy by appropriate experiences with responsive caregivers.
Self-Concept
Sense of one’s identity and personal worth, emerges around 6 months
Rouge Test
Gender Role
Expectations of how men and women are supposed to behave.
Gender Typing
Refers to the process of acquiring (learning) a gender identity.
Gender Schema
Your own gender; the way you viewed your gender experiences.
Social Learning Theory
We learn social behavior by observing and imitating and by being rewarded or punished.
Transgender
Person’s psychological gender identity conflicts with his or her biological sex.
