FMST 210 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Homeschooling, Prosocial Behavior, Observational Learning
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Chapter 10 independent questions: what does society of childhood mean? (see 2nd paragraph in the introduction section) Children make up their own social rules that differ from those of an adult society. Children practice social competence by making up their own social rules rather than simply copying those that exist in adult world: theories of social and personality development, psychoanalytical perspectives. Children develop sense of their own competence through achievement of culturally defined learning goals. Industry: a child"s willingness to work to accomplish goals set by the culture or society (e. g. learning to read and write from 6 to 12 years old) A child might develop a sense of inferiority if they fail to reach these goals (this emotional mindset may hamper an individual"s ability to achieve for the rest of his/her life: the big five personality traits. 3. (a) what do trait theorists believe? (see first paragraph in this section)
