PSY BEH 101D Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Ethnocentrism, Asian Americans, Stereotype

• School: UC-Irvine
• Department: Psychology and Social Behavior
• Course: PSY BEH 101D
• Professor: Jutta Heckhausen

Document Summary

Section 1: peer relations in childhood and adolescence. Peer relations: positive or negative (rejection, peer pressure, functions: source of social comparison and information about the world outside the family. Influence of contexts (type of peer, situation or location) and individual differences (personality traits) (piaget and sullivan) provide context for learning reciprocal aspects of relationships. Working through disagreements; observers of other"s interests and perspectives: good relations may be necessary for normal social development. Important social cognition: social information-processing skills and social knowledge. Attend to social cues, attribute intent, generate goals, access behavioral scripts from memory, make decisions and enact behavior: emotional regulation important in determining relationship success, healthy family/parents relations promote health peer relations. Interactions with their children, opportunities they provide for them. Neighborhood, church, schools and family friends influence their pools of choosing friends. Turn to parents during times of stress. Early attachment styles provide secure base for exploration beyond the family.