PSY311 Lecture 14 + 15 (Families)
Families, Parents and Socialization
interrelated concepts as socialization takes place largely by parents within the context of the family
Family systems (characteristics):
o consists of individual members but also consis
PSY311 Lecture 12
Sex Role Development
Test
Chapter 6,7,10 + all lecture material (from Test 1 including some of attachment)
Half the number of MC, SA, Definitions (same proportion of choice)
Developmental Timeline
Infancy distinguish faces by sex
we know
PSY311 Lecture 11 (Week 8)
Theory of Mind
Enables children to explain peoples actions (observable) by suggesting possible reason (unobservable).
o Ex: A kid being pushed in a line at school. Observable things we see: the kid was pushed. But, how does the
PSY311 Lecture 9 (Week 6)
Two Important Hypotheses:
sensitivity hypothesis: security of attachment is determined by the degree to which mother was sensitive and responsive
in handling the infant during early years
competence hypothesis: individual differe
PSY311 Lecture 10 (Week 8)
Knowledge of the Self and of Others
The Self
the formation of the self and the concept of understanding other people is a lifelong developmental process, which results from
two aspects:
o cognitive processes -we are able to thin
PSY311 Lecture 8 (Week 4)
Attachment Individual Differences
most of the research has focused on security of attachment (Ainsworth and others)
experimental procedure manipulated the level of exposure of an infant to strange situations
according to infants
PSY311 Week 4 (Lecture 7 & 8)
Term Test 1
o Chapter 1-5 + all lecture material
o 40 MC based on textbook (8 per chapter)
o Choice of 10/13 definitions (text or lecture) (1.5 marks each)
o Choice of or 6/8 short answer questions based on lecture only
o 110
PSY311 Lecture 6
Factors that Effect Infants Development
different caregiving behaviours (amount a parent talks to an infant), often related to personality
the stability of caregiving behaviours (variations in amount of time spent talking to child)
respon
Why are children studied?
- Really influential at this age
- Neuroplasticity -> change is rapid and change is permanent
- Because of an interest in children (what is my child supposed to do at x age, study kids
and plot time line at which kids develop wha
2 hypothesis:
1) Sensitivity (the y variable)
2) Competence hypothesis what can the strange situation actions actually predict in the
long run? Was Bowlby right that this is a prototypical relationship
- the x variable in the situation
- when attachment w
Adoption Studies
- Comparison of adopted children to biological and adoptive parents
- Ethical problems and therefor not that easy to do
- Biological parents dont always want to participate, might have died etc.
- Adoptive parents often have similar to th
PSY311 Lecture 13
Do gender lessons have to be taught year after year?
Beal (1994): the answer is no. Instead, children tend to learn quickly and at certain points in their development, especially
when new abilities emerge
o all statistics show that we do
