PY 352 Lecture 34: PY 352 12.4 Notes
9 Dec 2017
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Parental behavioral control through power assertion: reliance on physical force, threat, intimidation, and deprivation to coerce proper behavior, 90% of families use power assertion, but some over rely. The down side of power assertion: prevents children from understanding the basis of rules. Is often motivated by anger or retaliation, rather than socialization goals. Is effective in the short run but ineffective in the long run. Attribution theory postulates: children strive constantly to understand their own as well as others behaviors, make attributions to internal, stable, external, unstable etc. causes. Coercive family process: a family process that trains children to be aggressive and noncompliant.
