PS283 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Relational Aggression, Reinforcement, Peer Learning
Document Summary
*section about brain is not on the midterm (behaviourism is not on the exam) Physical aggression: hitting- physical fights (tends to be more common in boys) Relational aggression: harder for teachers to see- words and how children are treated (rumours- excluding other children- stuff behind their back)(definitely more common in girls) Reactive bullying: a kid reacting to someone teasing them or something (often happens with kids with adhd who misinterpret what someone says to them) Proactive bullying: calculated and planned bullying (predatory) seeking out weakest child and bullies them. Acquisition of knowledge and skill through active helping & supporting. Peer tutoring (pt: tutor0tutee, curriculum content focus. Cooperative learning (cl: shared goal, encourage equal participation, want groups to be heterogeneous (mixed ability groups), positive interdependence (everybody has to help) Affective functioning (helps tutor with self-esteem)(helps people trust other people not in their social group) Cost-effective (getting volunteers to tutor saves money)
