PSC 142 Study Guide - Fall 2019, Comprehensive Final Exam Notes - Interaction, Intelligence, Anxiety
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The expression of temperament changes with age. Consider (partly because temperament is based in biological systems that mature significantly in childhood & adolescence) Understanding that emotions can be provoked my mental events. Growing conflict of wills with parents as children develop a greater sense of self, assert their preferences, demonstrate their abilities. Parents become more vigilant (such as for safety), & expect greater compliance. Young children increasingly refuse, delay, negotiate, comprise with adults. Parents enlist psychological, not just physical means of control. Love withdrawal: parent withholds affection or approval, contingent on the child"s compliance. Murray strauss (family research lab u. of new hampshire) Spanking is psychologically harmful to children & provides children with a model of violence that heightens aggression & contributes to family violence. Diana baumrind (institute of human development uc berkeley) Mild to moderate spanking, administered in a calm & reasoned manner by parents, induces children"s compliance & is not psychologically harmful.
