Psychology 2040A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Social Cognition, Lev Vygotsky, Preadolescence
31 Oct 2014
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Children are relatively equal in terms of power when they interact with their peers. Peers jointly construct their own explanations and rules for why or how things work or should work. Vygotsky suggested that children learn new skills and develop their cognitive capacities in peer interactions. He emphasized the ways in which children"s working together helps to build new skills and abilities, as well as to convey the knowledge and skills valued by the culture. Peer relationships provide a unique context for cognitive, social and emotional development. Friendship is an intimate, reciprocated positive relationship between two people. With friends, cooperation and coordination in children"s interactions continue to increase substantially from the toddler to the preschool years. The rate of conflict among young friends is also higher than among non-friends, and on the other hand, after conflict, friends are more likely than non-friends to continue their interactions and to maintain positive regard for one another.
