PSYB32H3 Study Guide - Social Comparison Theory, Sand Art And Play, Peer Pressure
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Chapter 12- expanding the social world: peers and friends. B/w 6 and 12 months of age, an infant will start trying to influence another child by vocalizing, by looking at or waving at the child, or by touching them. Although babies do hit and push sometimes, a considerable amount of social behaviour among the baby crowd is friendly. As children develop competence in interacting w/ peers, they shift toward increased social play and exhibit a clear preference for playing w/ peers rather than adults. Jason may play hider and john seeker and then john may hide while jason seeks. - peers begin to imitate one another"s activity, and to show awareness that they are being imitated. The table below summarizes parten"s classic description of the types of play that characterize the social exchanges of 2. 5- 4 yrs. Children play by themselves and generally ignore other children who are near. About half of 2 year olds engage in this type of play.
