EPSY 255 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Playtime, Borderline Personality Disorder, Lev Vygotsky
12 Feb 2020
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A source of information & comparison about the world. By age 3, prefer to spend time with same-sex playmates & gender-typed activities. But, preschoolers are more likely to have friends who are of different gender & ethnicity. Interactions increase: negotiating roles and rules in play, arguing, Friendship in adulthood - based on trust. Friendship in ec - based on someone who plays with you; shares his/her toys. Boys tend to associate in large clusters. Girls more likely to engage in collaborative discourse. Gender: boys tend to associate in large clusters. Boys more likely to engage in: rough & tumble play, competition, conflict, risk taking, dominance seeking. Peer interaction is influenced by the situation or location: The culture in which the child and adolescent lives. Perceive other"s point of view, grow with age. Decoding social cues, interpreting, searching response, selecting optimal response, enacting. The extent to which children are liked/disliked by their peer groups.
