PSYC 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Motherless Children, Sociality, Ageplay
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German-jewish children who had been victims of hitler regime parents deported children were moved from one refuge to another placed in a ward for motherless children. 2-3 years after children"s arrival at concentration camp camp liberated. 2 months in british reception facility children sent to various shelters. Children were sensitive to one another"s feelings lack of envy, jealousy, rivalry. Relationship with peers can help young children dev social and emotional capacities. Placed with two playful monkeys isolated monkeys explore. Children spend increasingly more time with peers dev social skills and test environment and engaged in social interactions new behaviors. Peers: indi who are close in age to one another, closer usually than siblings. More spontaneous when expressing ideas and beliefs than with adults accept adults based on obedience. Peers jointly construct own explanations and rules for why or how things work or should work. Friendship: intimate, reciprocated positive relationship between two people.
