FRHD 2100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Carol Gilligan, Self-Control, Adaptive Control

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 2100
• Professor: Robyn Pitman

Document Summary

-> ability to control one"s behaviour and inhibit impulsive responding to temptations. -> internalized some controlled imposed by others and capable of self control in absence of parent. -> develop more strategies to delay gratification (e. g. shutting their eyes, pretending to sleep, private speech) > flexible and adaptive control process to quickly meet changing situational demands. -> delay of gratification (1. 5 years- 3 years) > waiting for an appropriate time and place to engage in a tempting act. -> video example: pay attention to the different strategies the children use. > peter- 2 years: limited self control! could not wait for chocolate. Also moved it away and wouldn"t look at the present) -> allows child to reason and think for themselves about the situation. -> more likely to lead to moral development. -> rules are laid out with no explanation (e. g. , what i say goes) -> direct to do one thing but not another.