FRHD 1010 Lecture : Social and Emotional Development

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 1010
• Professor: Triciavan Rhijn

Document Summary

Lo1: theories of social and emotional development in middle. Erik erikson: saw major developmental task as the acquisition of cognitive and social skills, labelled this stage as industry versus inferiority mastery of tasks leads to a sense of industry, whereas failure produces feeling of inferiority. Children with difficulties in school or with peer groups may develop sense of inferiority. Focuses on importance of rewards and modelling in middle childhood, increasingly regulate their own behaviour, depend less on external rewards and punishments. Exposed to an increase in a variety of models, teachers, other adults, peers, tv characters. Piaget: middle childhood coincides with stage of concrete operations and is paretly characterized by a decline in egocentrism and an expansion of the capacity to view the world and oneself from the perspective of others. Social cognition: development of children"s understanding of the relationship between self and others. Five levels of perspective taking developed by robert selman.