PSYC20008 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Peer Pressure, Attachment Theory, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
14 Jun 2018
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Lecture 21 - Tuesday 16 May 2017
PSYC20006 - BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY
LECTURE 21
DEVELOPMENT WITH PEERS
TODAY
•1. What is a friend and how do friendships change over time?
•The psychologists’ perspective
•Children’s perspectives
•2. How do friendships shape children’s development?
•3. Peer groups
•Cliques vs Crowds
1. WHAT IS A FRIEND?
•Friends are:
•Age-matched
•Close
•Non-familial
•Friendships are:
•Homophilic: similar traits/characteristics/morals etc.
•Reinforce tendencies
•Mutual (what you get out of a friendship), reciprocal (what you put in to the friendship).
•Video of kids. Younger kids say they love them and have sleepovers and spend time together. 16
year old describes as someone who would do
anything for you.
•Younger children: describing concrete things
that can be observed: ‘we play together’
•Older children: describing using abstract
descriptives, about trust and fairness.
•Transition from simple to complex.
CONCEPTUALISATIONS OF ‘FRIEND’
CHANGE OVER TIME
2. HOW DO FRIENDSHIPS SHAPE
CHILDREN’S DEVELOPMENT?
•Childhood friendships are unique:
•1. Voluntary
•2. Equal power dynamic
•3. Transactional. We can use this to predict a child’s developmental trajectory.
•4. Important for wellbeing (.. not so unique)
EMOTIONAL SUPPORT & VALIDATION
•Buffer against unpleasant experiences
•Validate each other’s worth
•Stability during transitions
•Validate each other’s beliefs
•Helps child to understand self worth
DEVELOPMENT OF COGNITIVE SKILLS
•Offer & accept constructive feedback
•Develop creativity
•Socially constructed learning
Document Summary
What is a friend and how do friendships change over time: the psychologists" perspective, children"s perspectives, 2. Peer groups: cliques vs crowds, what is a friend, friends are, age-matched, close, non-familial, friendships are, homophilic: similar traits/characteristics/morals etc, reinforce tendencies, mutual (what you get out of a friendship), reciprocal (what you put in to the friendship), video of kids. Younger kids say they love them and have sleepovers and spend time together. 16 year old describes as someone who would do anything for you: younger children: describing concrete things that can be observed: we play together", older children: describing using abstract descriptives, about trust and fairness, transition from simple to complex. Change over time: how do friendships shape. We can use this to predict a child"s developmental trajectory: 4. Emotional support & validation: buffer against unpleasant experiences, validate each other"s worth, stability during transitions, validate each other"s beliefs, helps child to understand self worth.
