PSYCH211 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Social Learning Theory, Agreeableness, Operant Conditioning
24 Nov 2016
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Psych 211- chapter 10: emotional and social development in early childhood notes. Self-concept: the set of attributes, abilities, attitudes and values that an individual believes defines who he or she is. Preschoolers: largely consist of observable characteristics such as they name, physical appearance, possessions, and everyday behaviors. Age 5: degree of agreement with a battery of such statements coincides with maternal reports of their personality traits, indicating that older preschoolers have a sense of their own timidity, agreeableness and positive/negative affect. Age 4: infer appropriate motives and feelings. Self-esteem: the judgements we make about our own worth and the feelings associated with those judgements. Age 4: several self-judgements (ie. learning things well in school, making friends, getting along with parents, and treating others kindly) Age 3: parents of this age group patiently encourage while offering information about how to succeed are enthusiastic and highly motivated. Age 4-5: correctly judge the cause of many basic emotions: rely only on emotional expression.
