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Soci/Emo Development
Developmental Psychology Terms and Definitions (Socio/Emotional)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Social Development | The influence of others on the development of a person |
| Culture | behaviors, ideas, attitudes and traditions transmitted from one generation to the next within a group of people who share the same language and environment |
| Bonding | the creation of a close emotional relationship between the parents and the baby (shortly after birth) |
| Attachment | when an infant gradually forms a close emotional relation with his/her mom (caregiver) |
| Harry Harlow | disproved the thought that babies became attached to whoever feeds them |
| Mary Ainsworth | studied attachment; how a baby reacts when their caregiver is around and when they return |
| Secure attachment | a baby is: comfortable with their mothers; happy and receptive to their mothers when they return |
| Insecure attachent | a baby: avoids/ignores their mothers (but upset without them); angry and rejecting to their mothers when they return |
| Temperament | natural disposition to show a particular mood at a particular intensity for a specific period |
| "Easy" babies | cheerful, relaxed; follow predictable pattens of eating and sleeping |
| "Difficult" babies | irritable intense and unpredictable |
| Self-awareness | consciousness of oneself as a person |
| Social referencing | observing the behavior of others in social situations to obtain information or guidance |
| "rouge test" | experiment in which a red spot is put on a baby's nose and the baby looks at a mirror; to see if the baby knows it is its own nose |
| Diana Baumrind | Studied how parenting styles affect the emotional growth of children |
| Authoritarian (parents) | set up strict rules, expect children to follow them, and punish wrongdoing |
| Authoritative (parents) | set limits, but explain the reasons for rules with their children and make exceptions when appropriate |
| Permissive (parents) | do not set firm guidelines (if any) |
| Uninvolved (parents) | make few demands, show low responsiveness, and communicate little with their children |
| Erik Erikson | examined development across the life span in a social context |