PSC 142 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Peer Group, Social Skills
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Monkeys who are raised with their mothers & denied any contact with peers. Peers - 2 or more persons who are operating at similar levels of behavioral complexity. Interactions among children who differ in age by a year or more. Monkeys who are separated from their mothers (and other adults) soon after birth & raised with peers. Sociability - one"s willingness to interact with others & to seek their attention or approval. Social skills - thoughts, actions, & emotional regulatory activities that enable children to achieve personal or social goals while maintaining harmony with their social partners. Nonsocial activity - onlooker behavior & solitary play. Parallel play - largely noninteractive play in which players are in close proximity but do not often attempt to influence each other. Associative play - form of social discourse in which children pursue their own interests but will swap toys or comment on each other"s activities.
