PSYB32H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Parenting Styles, Reinforcement, Magical Thinking
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Developmental niche model harkness and super 1994. Psychology of caretakers (cognitive component): beliefs and goals of caregivers. Each of the components create a learning niche for child. Emphasize the uniqueness of mutual adaptation of the 3 components effects on the child. Control: degree which parents enforces restriction on child"s development; key is to find the optimal level of control (cans need (disciplinary methods differs based on reasons. Combination of the two above is the parenting style: standards of child-rearing that parent adopts. Authoritarian: high control, low warmth; absolute control, punish. Permissive: low control, high warmth; affirmative of child, no punishment. Authoritative: high control, high warmth; high restrictions with positive reinforcement and reasoning, very involved parents. 3 conditions: power conditions = share cause you have to, inductive conditions = share because it makes people happy, neutral = just give.
