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Final exam--chid psych
chapter 13
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Psychology
Undergraduate 3
12/06/2007

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attributions
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Our common, everyday explanations for the causes of behavior--our answers to the question, "why did i do that"
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Learned Helplessness
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Attribute their faliures, not their successes, to ability. when they succeed they are more likely to conclude that ecternal factors, such as luck, are responsible. Furthermore, unlike their mastery-oriented counter-parts, they hold a fixed view of ability.
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Emotional Self-efficacy
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Moral sensitivity
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Moral character
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Industry vs. Inferiority
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Resolved positively when experiences lead childrenn to develop a sense of competence at useful skills and tasks
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Selmans Perspective Taking
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Equality/Merit/Benevolence
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Popular-prosocial
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Rejected-aggressive
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Neglected Children
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Blended families
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5 things families provide
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Phobia disorder
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Normal vs. Problematic Sexual Behaviors
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Achievement-related attributions
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Adult communication can affect this, parents who set high standards yet believe their child is very capable and has to work much harder than others to succeed.
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Fixed view of ability
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It cannot be changed, they dont think that competence can be improved by trying hard.
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Attribution retraining
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An intervention that encourages learned-helplessness children to believe that they can overcome failure by exerting more effort.
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Moral judgement
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Immediate and long-term consequences of divorce
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Hierarchical structure of self-esteem
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Peer acceptance
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refers to likability--the extent to which a child is viewed by a group of agemats, such as classmates or a worthy social partner
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Popular-antisocial
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Rejected-withdrawn
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Family structures
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Single parent vs. dual parent families
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Never married parents
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Never married parents
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OCD
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Mastery-oriented attributions
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crediting their successes to ability--a characteristic they can improve through trying hard and can count on when faced with new challengs.
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Incremental view of ability
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Influences the way mastery-oriented children interpret negative events. they attribute failure to factors that can be changed and controlled, such as insufficent effort or a difficult task.
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Character education
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Moral motivation
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Peer victimization
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Peer groups
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Popular childeren
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Rejected children
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Controversial Children
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Divorced Families
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Sexual abuse
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Extended family
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Social Anxiety
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