PSYCH 250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Eugenius Warming, Stereotype, Abusive Power And Control
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Emotional regulation ability to control when & how emotions are expressed. Effortful control ability to regulate one"s emotions & actions through effort, not just natural inclination. Guilt is characterized by a new sense of purposefulness as the child takes. Typical 3- to 5-year-old has a positive self-concept & high self-esteem they love to on new tasks. show i can do it! . This protective optimism helps children try new things & persist at difficult tasks. Intrinsic motivation (vs. extrinsic) comes from within the individual; it is the joy of personal accomplishment. Adults can encourage this by not promising rewards for a task that is already enjoyable; instead praise a job well done. A classic experiment in motivation (lepper et al. , 1973) The study: preschool children are given markers & paper; three groups: no award. Expected award (told before they had drawn anything) less likely to draw than those in condition 3. Major finding: extrinsic motivation (condition 2) undercut intrinsic motivation.
