PSY 336 Lecture 17: PSY 336 Lecture 16: PSY 336 Lecture : Middle Childhood Social Development
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Psychological self: a concept of the self that is made up of psychological characteristics, such as mental abilities and customary ways of feeling. Metatheory of the self: children understanding of the nature of selves in general. Social self: an awareness that the self is intimately tied to other people. Social comparison: the tendency to use others as a source of information in evaluating the self. External factors - relationships, social cultural, physical appearance. Middle childhood: great increase in social comparison or using others as a means of generating information to evaluate the self. Harter self esteem scale (8 to 12 yr olds) Advances that enable more complex peer relations: greater ability to understanding others" perspectives, needs, & feelings ability to grasp more complex rules regarding interpersonal behavior growing ability to communicate feelings & wishes. Adhering to peer group norms becomes increasingly important. Clear boundaries for interaction with opposite sex develop. Deepening of peer relations relates to advances in children"s thinking.
