PSYC 208 Lecture Notes - Mental Model, Relational Aggression, Ostracism
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_____________________________________________________________________________: the social needs children desire, seek out, and expect from friendships changes from early to middle childhood. Transfer of internal working model from parents to peers (bowlby) Not a joint activity (e. g. cannot draw on same paper, but share crayons, etc) Group entry skills (getting in without rejection), not to be bossy/aggressive. Group maintenance skills: there is a stronger preference for same-sex friendships in middle childhood relative to early childhood. For instance, in middle childhood, friendship selection is based more on sex than any other variable (i. e. , age or race). Rules for acceptable interactions with opposite sex: near the end of early childhood, sex differences emerge in the way that girls and boys interact in same-sex friendships. However, these interactional differences are more pronounced in middle childhood. These interactional differences appear to be strongly influenced by gender rules and roles. When girls interact in same-sex friendships, an enabling style can be observed. Rules for acceptable interactions with same sex.
