PSY310H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Moral Development, Taken Out, Peer Pressure
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Assignment 2 extended until april 1, 2013. Development of autonomy begins in infancy: oppositional behaviour by saying no to everything. Puberty: physical changes represent an incentive to develop autonomy; result in other people treating them like adults and calls for more. In adolescence, autonomy is more sophisticated and developed in more ways. Slide 5 responsibilities and independence; involves emotional independence with increase bickering with parents and shifting emotional dependency from parents to friends and lovers. Autonomy is not limited to adolescence, it still continues to develop across the lifespan. Throughout adulthood, also develop autonomy through different opportunities. Behavioural autonomy: capacity to make independent decisions and follow through with them; being able to think of long term consequences. Relative to children and early adolescence, adolescence are more likely to turn to friends for help. Still most likely financially dependent on the parents though; conflicts between the adolescent"s self view of autonomy and parent"s view of their autonomy.
