PSYC 1F90 Lecture : Lecture 1
18 Apr 2012
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Parent-child relations in infancy and early childhood since the 60s/70s, quality of parent-child relationship is understood to be dependent on child characteristics. View prior to 60s/70s reflected a unidirectional model. Parents would teach kids everything b/c kids are sponges. Believed kids didn"t contribute to the relationship and just sat back and absorbed. Both parent and child contribute to the relationships. Kids bring own characteristics to the relationship which influence parents reactions. Children"s genetic makeup influences their temperament (through the environment also plays a role) Temperament, in turn, influence how parents respond to children. Conceptualized as behavioral styles: the early basis of personality. Various models of temperament have been proposed, each emphasizing different dimensions. What we know about temperament (ie, what are the characteristics of temperament?) Various models of temperament have been proposed. Characteristics of these three types (lecture and film clip) Positive to new stimuli: adaptive to change.
