PSY100H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Culture Of Asia, Parenting Styles, Master Sergeant
65
PSY100H1 Full Course Notes
Verified Note
65 documents
Document Summary
How do peers exert their influence: mechanism by which peers influence behaviour is the same way parents influence behaviour. Kids can ostracize boys who plays with dolls instead of trucks. If the victim wants to fight back, then this might punish the bully, because bully isn"t getting the kind of reaction that he/she wants: modelling influences. Peers act as models of each other"s behaviours all the time. If one child watches another kid resisting temptation, they might do the same. Peer groups set explicit standards and norms for how to behave, dress, how to look, act and talk. Children are responsive to these types of peer influences. Study was done to test how likely kids would conform (grades 3-12) Studied for pro-social and antisocial behaviours: what was found was that there is conformity to peer behaviour. If everyone"s going out to volunteer, they"re likely to do it too.
