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Developmental Psychology
Chapters 6-8
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Undergraduate 1
10/29/2008

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3 Reasons Babies have emotions.
Definition
1. To communicate needs/desires/intentions. 2. to mobilize action in an emergency. 3. To promote exploaration of the environment.
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3 Signs of Emotions
Definition
Crying, Smiling, Laughing
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Basic vs. Complex Emotions.
Definition
Basic - First 6 months, basic emotions such as happiness, interest, distress. Complex - Next 6 months, joy, surprise , sadness, etc. These are reactions to events that have meaning for a child.
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Self-conscious emotions
Definition
(embarrassment, empathy, envy) develop around 15 months. This relates to the discovery that they have an identity.
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Self-awareness
Definition
Realization that baby has a seperate identity in this world.
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Self-Evaluative emotions.
Definition
Developed by 3 years. (pride, shame, guilt) based on the child's understanding of the knowledge of socially accepted behavior of the society.
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3 Types of Temperament
Definition
Easy, difficult, slow to warm up (shy)
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Influence of mothers on the infant.
Definition
Close bodily contact, development of attachment.
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Influence of fathers on the infant
Definition
Interaction is different across certain cultures.
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Who gender-types?
Definition
Parents (especially the father)
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Role of Grandparents
Definition
Varied, but in some cultures grandparents play an integral role in child-raising and family decisions.
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Trust vs. Mistrust
Definition
(From infancy to 18 months) Babies develop a sense of reliability of the people and objects in their world.
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4 Types of "strange situations"
Definition
1. Secure Attachment - caregiver leaves baby cries and seeks them when they return. 4. Babies appear confused and afraid. Occurs in babies of abusive, insensitive.
2. Avoidant Attachment - caregiver leaves - baby rarely cries, avoids contact when cg returns. 3. Ambivalent (resistant) attachment. BEFORE the cg leaves the baby becomes upset. When the caregiver returns the baby both seeks comfort yet kicks/squirms.
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Seperation Anxiety
Definition
may appear from about 6 months apears to be related to temperament and may be related to cognitive development.
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Self-Concept
Definition
Our sense of self; our total pictures of our abilities and traits.
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Self-efficacy
Definition
our sense of being able to master challenges and to achieve goals.
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Socialization/Self-regulation
Definition
when children develop habits, skills, values and motives that make them responsible, productive of society.
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Conscience
Definition
internal standards of behavior which usually control's one's conduct.
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Committed Compliance
Definition
obedience of a parents reminders w/o compliance
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Situational Compliance
Definition
obedience of a parents orders ONLY in the presence of the parent
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