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Educational Psychology
Chapter 3 Ormrod
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02/09/2009

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Personal Development
Definition
Development of distinctive behavioral styles and increasingly complex understanding
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Social Development
Definition
Development of increasingly sophisticated understanding of other people and of society as a whole, increased interpersonal skills and internalized standards for behavior
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Personality
Definition
Characteristic ways in which an individual behaves in a wide range of circumstances – result of heredity and environmental factors
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Temperament
Definition
Genetic predisposition to respond in particular ways to one’s physical and social environments
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Parents’ Influences
Definition
Attachment, parenting styles, and child maltreatment
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Attachment
Definition
Strong, affectionate bond formed between a child and a caregiver
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Parenting styles
Definition
General pattern of behavior that a parent uses in rearing his or her own child
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Authoritative parenting
Definition
Characterized by emotional warmth, high standards for behavior, explanation and consistent enforcement of rules, and inclusion of children in decision making. Children tend to be happy, self-confident, curious…
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Authoritarian
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Conveys less emotional warmth, hold high expectations and standards, establish rules of behavior, expect rules to be followed without question, little give-and-take. Children tend to be unhappy, anxious, low self confidence…
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Permissive
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Providing a loving, supportive home environment, holding few expectations or standards for child’s behavior, rarely punishing inappropriate behavior, allow children to make their own decisions, children tend to be selfish, unmotivated, disobedient…
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Uninvolved
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Providing little emotional support for children, holding few expectations or standards, shows little interest, seems overwhelmed by self-focused personal problems, children tend to be demanding, disobedient, low self-control.
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Child maltreatment
Definition
Consistent neglect or abuse of a child that jeopardizes he child’s physical and psychological well-being
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Socialization
Definition
Process of molding a child’s behavior and beliefs to be appropriate for his or her cultural group
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Culture shock
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- sense of confusion when a student Encounters a culture with behavioral expectations very different from those previously learned
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Development of a Sense of Self
Definition
Perceptions, beliefs, judgements, and feelings about oneself as a person; includes self concept and self esteem
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Factors influencing sense of self
Definition
-previous performance
-behaviors of others
-group membership and achievement
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Ethnic identity
Definition
Awareness of one’s membership in a particular ethnic or cultural group and willingness to adopt behaviors characteristic of the group
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Trust vs mistrust
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Infancy
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Autonomy vs shame and doubt
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Toddlers
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Initiative vs guilt
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Pre School
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Industry vs inferiority
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Elementary school
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Identity vs role confusion
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Adolescence
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Intimacy vs isolation
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Young Adult
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Generativity vs stagnation
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Middle age
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Integrity vs despair
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Retirement
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Imaginary audience
Definition
Belief that one is the center of attention in any social situation
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Personal fable
Definition
Belief that one is completely unlike anyone else and so cannot be understood by others
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Identity
Definition
Self constructed definition of who one is and what things are important in life
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Identity diffusion
Definition
No commitment to a particular career path or ideological belief system
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Foreclosure
Definition
Firm commitment to an occupation, a particular set of beliefs, choices mostly based on what parents say without exploration for themselves
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Identity achievement
Definition
After going through a period of moratorium, commitment to an occupation, particular political or religious beliefs, or both
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Role of peers in children’s development
Definition
-Provide an arena for learning -practicing a variety of social skills
-conflict resolution
-social and emotional support
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Peer pressure
Definition
Phenomenon whereby age- mates strongly encourage some behaviors and discourage others
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Self-socialization
Definition
Self-motivated tendency to conform to what one believes are other people’s expectations for behavior
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Characteristics of peer relationships
Definition
-Friendships
-larger social groups
-gangs,
-romantic relationship
-popularity
-social isolation
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Clique
Definition
Moderately stable friendship group of perhaps three to ten members
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Crowd
Definition
Large, loose-knit social group that shares common interest and attitudes
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Subculture
Definition
Group that resists the ways of the dominant culture and adopts its own norms for behavior
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Gang
Definition
Cohesive social group characterized by -initiation rites
-distinctive colors and symbols -territorial orientation
-feuds with rival groups
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Popular student
Definition
Student whom many peers like and perceive to be kind and trustworthy
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Rejected student
Definition
Student whom many peers identify as being an undesirable social partner
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Neglected student
Definition
Peers have no strong feelings, either pos or neg
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Social cognition
Definition
Process of thinking about how other people are likely to think, act, react.
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Perspective taking
Definition
Ability to look at a situation from someone else’s viewpoint
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Theory of mind
Definition
General understanding of one’s own and other peoples mental and psychological states (feelings, thoughts)
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Recursive thinking
Definition
Thinking about what other people may be thinking about oneself
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Social info processing
Definition
Mental processes involved in understanding and responding to social events
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Aggressive behavior
Definition
Action intentionally taken to hurt another either physically or psychologically
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Physical aggression
Definition
Action that could potentially cause body injury
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Relational aggression
Definition
Can adversely affect interpersonal relationship
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Proactive aggression
Definition
Deliberate aggression against another as a means of obtaining a desired goal
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Reactive aggression
Definition
Aggressive response to frustration or provocation
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Bully
Definition
Frequently threats, harasses, or causes injury to another person
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Hostile attributional bias
Definition
Tendency to interpret others’ behaviors as reflecting hostile or aggressive intentions
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Fostering social skills
Definition
-Provide opportunities for interaction
- help students interpret social situations accurately and productively
- praise appropriate behaviors -establish and enforce acceptable behaviors
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Prosocial behavior
Definition
Promoting well-being of another
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Morality
Definition
Standards about right and wrong
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Moral transgression
Definition
Action that causes harm or violate the needs or rights of others
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Conventional transgression
Definition
Action that violates a cultures general expectations regarding socially appropriate behavior
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Guilt
Definition
Discomfort at causing someone else pain or harm
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Shame
Definition
Embarrassment after failing to meet standards
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Empathy
Definition
Sharing the same feelings as someone in unfortunate circumstances
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Sympathy
Definition
Feeling sad for someone else
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Moral dilemma
Definition
Two or more peoples rights or needs may be different and morally correct action is not clear-cut
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Preconventional morality
Definition
Lack of internal standards about right and wrong, decision based on
what is best for oneself
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Conventional morality
Definition
Uncritical acceptance of society’s conventions about right and wrong
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Postconventional morality
Definition
Thinking with self-developed, abstract principles regarding right and
wrong
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Induction
Definition
Explanation of why a certain behavior is unacceptable
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Service learning
Definition
Promotes learning and development through contributing to the betterment of others and community at large
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