PSYCH 133A Lecture : Week 4

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Parent-teen relationships become stormy & stressful (hall"s heritage) Greater emotional reactivity (due to neuroendocrine changes) Budding independence, many issues viewed as personal choices. Although both frequency and intensity of conflict increase, the changes are. Normative due to changes in reasoning & social relations. If there"s never conflict, kids won"t learn how to negotiate intimate relationship. Practice of conflict resolution is important for intimate relationships and friendships. From teens" perspective, their relationship with parents does not necessarily get worse in spite of increased conflict. Parents find conflicts more distressing than teens. Data questioning the storm & stress notion. 75% of teens report having close relationships w/ parents. 25% of families experiencing stress, had conflict before onset of adolescence. Teens must detach from parents (psychodynamic view) No support; evidence to the contrary (steinberg) On average, teens who are close to their parents: Positive relationships does not imply lack of autonomy. Associations between parenting styles & adolescent adjustment.

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What is most likely to be true about romantic relationships and adolescence?

A. These relationships can be more important than family relationships.

B. Most teenagers begin romantic relationships at the age of 13.

C. These relationships are simple and rarely cause much emotional pain.

D. If teens start dating there is a high probability they will marry each other.

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You were recently disappointed by a colleague or school mate. It could be work-related (a peer did not complete
part of a group assignment) or personal (a friend failed to submit your group assignment thereby missing the
deadline).

a). (i) In line with the above, explain Kelley’s Model of Attribution. [5marks]
(ii) What kind of attribution would you form about your colleague or mate in the above scenario?
[2 marks]

b). (i) Use the theory to identify whether the unexpected behaviour of your colleague or mate was due to internal or external causes. [4 marks]
(ii) Recommend what should be done to avoid the attribution in the scenario above. [4 marks]

c). What is conflict escalation? Discuss the characteristics or features of conflict escalation

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QUESTION FIVE

All of us use heuristics when making decisions. By better understanding the nature of these various rules of thumb, we can improve our ability to make more rational decisions.
a). Discuss any four judgemental heuristics that influence decision-making [8 marks]
b). Your decision-making style reflects the manner in which you use information to make decision. Discuss this statement with appropriate examples of decision-making styles. [8 marks]
c). You have been working hard on a presentation for several weeks, spending extra hours trying to get everything just right. You have overseen every detail and even woke up early to prepare for today’s meeting with your boss. Now imagine a co-worker interjecting and taking all the credit for your work. But instead of being in touch with your anger and (rightly) speaking up, you choose to silently withdraw. With your knowledge of conflict discuss the reasons why people avoid conflict, citing one example for each reason. [6 marks]
[Total: 20 marks]

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