PSY 0310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Attribution Bias, Phallic Stage, Oral Stage
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Presentation: developmental precursors of young school-age children"s hostile attribution. Hostile attribution bias: tendency to interpret other"s behavior as having hostile intent even when behavior is ambiguous or benign. How individuals interact with and learn from others in the their environment. How people think about themselves and their emotions. How individuals differ from one another on basic traits. Stages in which kids attempt to overcome challenges. Assumes human beings are driven by powerful, undesirable urges. Fixation on one stage has lasting impacts. Stages: oral stage (0-1), anal stage (1-3), phallic stage (3-6), latency (6-12), Id (born this way, pleasure seeking), ego (good reason and sense), superego (internalized moral standards from parents/world) Based on freud"s work and adding social factors: Children are active, curious explorers adapting to envts. Basic trust vs mistrust (0-1): if mother warm and comforting infants can trust, if not infants have trouble forming relationships later in life. Autonomy vs shame/doubt (1-3. 5): battle of the wills.
