PSY 2114 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Motivation, Limbic System

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 2114
• Professor: Heather Poole

Document Summary

Chapter 6: the social world: emotional development. Emotional regulation: the ability to control when and how emotions are expressed. Effortful control: the ability to regulate one"s emotions and actions through effort. Initiative vs. guilt: young children undertake new skills and activities and feel guilty when they do not succeed at them. Intrinsic motivation: drive that comes from within. Extrinsic motivation: drive that arises from the wish to have external rewards: styles of caregiving. Expectations for maturity: authoritarian parenting: high behavioural standards, strict punishment, little communication. Conscientious, obedient, quiet, unhappy children, blame themselves: permissive parenting: high nurturance and communication, little discipline. Lack self-control, inadequate emotional regulation, immature, dependent: authoritative parenting: set limits and enforce rules, exible and listen. Successful, happy, generous, initiative: neglectful/uninvolved parenting: parents seem indifferent towards children.