PSYC 471 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Supernanny, Motivation, Well-Founded Relation

• School: McGill University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 471
• Professor: Richard Koestner

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Lecture 20 growing up poor vs rich: possible motivational. How can deci"s theory of three needs be applied to these questions: autonomy, structure, relatedness. The researchers i focus on today - bot very compelling research, and both are by accidental and surprising ndings. Martha farah neurobiologist, study the psycho-physiclogical e ects of living in poverty. Suniya luthar compare kids from wealthy suburb with poor kids, expect that the poorer children would be disadvantaged, but she realized that rich kids are more vulnerable to depressions and anxiety (surprising but well-founded) Did i (you) grow up in a poor family - whether you are eligible for government assistance program. K like to describe himself as from a poor family his mom buy patches for his pants. Recent research on poverty and children biologically, kids who grow up in poor family are ood with stress hormones all the time, and this will have an impact on their development.