Develop. Psych Chapter 10 Terms

Is the period from ages 6-12 years characterized by a focus on efforts to attain competence in meeting the challenges presented by parents, peers, school, and other complexities of the modern world

The desire to evaluate one’s own behavior, abilities, expertise, and opinions by comparing them to those of others

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Refers to understanding that is derived from how others act, think, feel, and view the world

Refers to comparing oneself to others that are obviously less competent or successful

Individual’s overall specific positive or negative self-evaluation

Members of a minority group are likely to accept the negative views held by a majority group only if they perceive that there is a little realistic possibility of changing the power and status differences between groups

The evaluation of a role or person by other relevant members of a group

The collection of social skills that permits individuals to perform successfully in social settings

The use of strategies for solving social conflicts in ways that are satisfactory both to oneself and to others

Rankings that represent the relative social power of those in a group

A period in which parents and children jointly control children’s behavior

Siblings competing or quarreling with one another

Children who let themselves into their homes after and wait alone until their caretakers return from work

A remarried couple that has at least one stepchild living with them