PSYC 100 Study Guide - Mary Ainsworth, Seat Belt, High High
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Initially our parents/caregivers are our biggest (if not only) models, but as we get older our social spheres expand and we are influenced by our peers much more. Social brain hypothesis: reason certain species (e. g. humans, chimps, dolphins) have brains so large and metabolically demanding is to meet the cognitive demands of social living. One of the first ways we learn about appropriate and inappropriate behaviour is by caregivers enforcing rules on us the way they define and enforce rules is also important. Hoffman suggested caregivers could employ several styles of discipline, but the one called. Induction" was most responsible for empathetic moral development. Inductive discipline: guiding behaviour by introducing appropriate limits and setting up reasonable consequences while also explaining why. Involves highlighting to the child the consequences of their actions on others: encourages the development of feelings of empathy and guilt, and to increase levels of prosocial behaviour in children.
