PSYC 2500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Comprehensive Sex Education, Chief Operating Officer, Homophily

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2500
• Professor: Tina Daniels

Document Summary

Infants: 3-4 months look & touch, 6 months social smiles & babbling directed to peers http://www. youtube. com/watch?v=mnxiranjllm&feature=related, 10 months: http://www. youtube. com/watch?v=qwsrskngula, 18 months: http://www. youtube. com/watch?v=_jma2cluvuy. 1-2 yrs, start to see peers as playmates: reciprocity see social interaction, imitation enjoyment of peers is obvious. Larger social world, more exposure to peers. By 2-3 yrs, seek our peers: desire peer interaction more peer experience more positive & skilled in peer play. 2-5 yrs, dramatic increase w/ age in joint interactive play, increase in symbolic forms of behaviour. Skills acquired lay groundwork for later development: turn taking, reciprocity, cooperation, regulation. Peer interactions become more sophisticated: parallel play 12 months. Close to each other, play similar things, but not playing together: associative play 15-18 months. Engage in similar activities, talk, smile offer each other toys: cooperative play 24 months. Make believe play (form of cooperative play: reflects cultural values, promotes cognitive development. Solitary play: common & normal, unless children just wander aimlessly or hover.