PSYB32H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Social Comparison Theory
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By the time they are 3 years of age, toddles generally prefer interaction with peers to that with adults. It is not until the second half of the first year that infants begin to recognize a peer as a social partner. Ages 1 & 2 children develop complementary social interaction, ability to share meaning with a social partner. As children develop, negative exchange and conflict increase as well, toddlers who frequently initiated conflicts with peers were also the most sociable and the most likely to initiate interactions. The difference between peers and family, peers offer the perspective of equals who share common abilities, goals, and problems. But the influence is the same: modeling, reinforcement, social comparison, and by providing opportunities for learning and socializing. To reinforce is to pay attention to another"s behaviour, to praise or criticize it, or to share in it.
