PSYC 3404 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Disengagement Theory, Self-Concept, Motivation
6 Dec 2017
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Peers: individual of about the same age or maturity level (age related increases in average time spent with peers) Age 3: prefers same sex playmates (until age 12 puberty) Early childhood: distinguish between friends and non-friends: more likely to have diverse friends (ex: gender, ethnicity, elementary focuses on reciprocity (who you engage to interact with ex: share toys with people that share toys with you) Older children and adolescents: increase peer interactions: size of peer groups increases, less close supervision by adults (more independence as you age choose to engage with a larger social group) Peer relationships: provides information and comparison about world outside of family. Relationships are affected by social cognition: thoughts about social matters (trying to figure out other people to learn how to interact with them) Aggressive children: encoding of cues: take info search for cues in situation focus on cues suggesting. Bullying: physical or verbal behavior with harmful intent.
