AP Psychology Development Module 50

How does peer influence share children's development?

-Kids tend to adopt peers culture, styles, accents, slang, attitudes etc -Kids seek out peers w/similar attitudes & interests -Ex:Preschoolers who disdain a certain food often will eat that food if put at a table w/a group of children who like it

Summarize Howard Gardner's conclusions regarding the complementary nature of peer & parent influences on development

-Parents are more important when it comes to education, responsibility, orderliness, charitableness, & ways of interacting w/authority figures. -Peers are more important for learning cooperation, popularity, styles of interaction among same ages

How can parenting impact one's behavior?

-Parents influence children's manners, political & religious beliefs -Abused children became abusive & neglected their children

Summarize Rosenzweig's work w/rats & the implications of early experiences on brain development. How does this work address the intermingling between nature & nurture?

-Rats raised in an enriched, natural environment developed a heavier & thicker brain cortex & their brain weight increased by 20% -Nature & nurture sculpt our synapses -After brain maturation provides us w/a bundle of neural connections, sights, smells & touches activate & strengthen neural connections through a pruning process. Unused connections weaken & popular connections strengthen

In which areas do parents tend to have the greatest influence on their children's lives?

Education, discipline, responsibility, orderliness, charitlebness