PSYC3016 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Motivation, Millennials, Gender Role
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Lecture 5 motivation, achievement & how to talk to children: praise, motivation, & achievement in school, pa(cid:396)e(cid:374)ts(cid:859) & tea(cid:272)he(cid:396)(cid:859)s attitudes a(cid:374)d ho(cid:449) that affe(cid:272)ts (cid:272)hild(cid:396)e(cid:374): the (cid:272)ase of ge(cid:374)de(cid:396) ste(cid:396)eotypes and maths. I(cid:374)(cid:272)e 1969(cid:859)s the psychology of self-esteem (by nathaniel brandon) a massive social movement has e(cid:373)phasized (cid:272)hild(cid:396)e(cid:374)(cid:859)s self-esteem as the central factor in determining a successful childhood, then life. If children/people have high self-esteem, they will try hard, achieve, have friends, etc. If children have low self-esteem, they will fail in school, have no friends, become drug addicts, etc. So the focus became centered on cultivating high self-esteem. (through praise) e. g. , no keeping score in games (losers feel bad). 85% of usa parents have endorsed the idea that high-levels of praise is critical. Clearly, liking yourself is better than hating yourself, and praising children better is than emotionally abusing them, but many aspects of this story turns out to be wrong by feelings of narcissistic self-entitlement.
