PSYC 2450 Chapter Notes - Chapter 17: The Strongest

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2450
• Professor: Heidi Bailey

Document Summary

Chapter seventeen: extrafamilial influences: television, computers, school, and peers. Effects of television and computers on child development. Tv viewing in moderate doses is unlikely to impair cognitive growth. Tv can be used as an educational tool. The strongest predictor of peer acceptance is a child"s pattern of social behaviour. Popular children liked by many, disliked by few. Rejected children disliked by many, liked by few. Controversial children liked by many, disliked by many. Neglected children receive few nominations as either liked or disliked.