Interpersonal Behaviors
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Transcript of Interpersonal Behaviors
Child Development and Education, Fourth EditionTeresa M. McDevitt and Jeanne Ellis Ormrod
© 2010 Pearson Education, Inc.All Rights Reserved.
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Interpersonal Behaviors Development of social skills
experience/practice direct teaching observation
Child Development and Education, Fourth EditionTeresa M. McDevitt and Jeanne Ellis Ormrod
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Developmental Trends, Peer Interaction
Infancy attachment, joint attention, play, &
language Early childhood
play groups of 2 or 3 children unoccupied behavior, solitary play,
onlooker behavior, parallel play, associative play, cooperative play (including sociodramatic/fantasy)
Child Development and Education, Fourth EditionTeresa M. McDevitt and Jeanne Ellis Ormrod
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Developmental Trends, Peer Interaction
Middle childhood group activities, esp. rule-based games eagerness to conform to social norms managing conflicts and cooperation
Early adolescence increased reliance on peers for support and
recreation more peer pressure
increased group division by race or ethnicity Late adolescence
greater ability to view others as individuals fewer groups, more flexibility in selecting friends
Child Development and Education, Fourth EditionTeresa M. McDevitt and Jeanne Ellis Ormrod
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Peer AcceptanceResearchers ask for peer nominations to classify children
Popular well-liked by peers
Rejected identified as not liked
Neglected few intense feelings of like or dislike by peer group
Controversial strongly liked by some, strongly disliked by others
Average liked by some, disliked by others
Child Development and Education, Fourth EditionTeresa M. McDevitt and Jeanne Ellis Ormrod
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Friendships Voluntary Powered by shared routines Reciprocal Ongoing, dependable mutual support
Child Development and Education, Fourth EditionTeresa M. McDevitt and Jeanne Ellis Ormrod
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Characteristics of Friendships
Infancy imitation, simple interaction, shared emotion
Early childhood conversation, social and pretend play
Middle childhood loyalty, stability
Early adolescence self-disclosure, bouts of possessiveness
Late adolescence selectivity, emotional dependence