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Early peer interaction
Infants and toddlers
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Contagion – if one baby cries, other babies will cry
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Arousal – peers become very interested in one another
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Reciprocal imitation – coordination of efforts with the play partner
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Shared meaning allows for pretend play
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Childhood
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Children begin to prefer peers over adults
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Homophyly – preference for peers that are similar to one’s self
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Role of peers in socialization
Reinforce behaviors
Serve as models, guides, and instructors
Used for social comparison (evaluating one’s character in comparison to
someone else)
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Gender segregation
3-4 years of age prefer same sex friendships
Around 12 this changes
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Friendships
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Friends – individuals who spend time together, feel affection for each other, and
exhibit a give-and-take relationship (reciprocity)
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Factors in friend choice
Proximity
Age
Sex
Race
Similarities
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Stages of friendship
Play based 3-7
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Proximity
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- Fall '07
- Okeke
- Psychology, Interpersonal relationship, deviant peers, Arousal – peers
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