PSYC 4070 Chapter : CHAPTER 8 TEST 2 HUMAN DEV
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Chapter 8 social and personality development in the preschool. Forming a sense of self preschoolers begin 2 c themselves as distinct indiv persons begin 2 make decisions on their own assert themselves. Ex they decide what want 2 wear/what 2 eat. Preschool yrs largely encompass what erikson called initiative vs. guilt stage (ages 3-6) conflict is b/t independence of action (doing things indep of parents) guilt (from failure/not succeeding or from parents shaming) Parents can foster indep by providing opportunities 2 act self-reliantly. Ex give direction/guidance on how 2 achieve a task. Parents can discourage indep & foster dependence they shame the child 4 indep behavs. That guilt can persist thru life & affect self-concept. By age 2 - children r consistent n labeling selves & others as male (boy)/female (girl) Society txs boys/girls differently & this factors n 2 gender id.
