Exam 2: Ecology of Socialization

The influence of the social group varies according to several factors, including:

"I failed because I didn't study" is an example of a(n) _________ attribution.

A group of people living in the same geographical area who are bound together politically and economically is considered a _________.

According to your text, research indicates Euro-American children are likely to _________ than Latino or Asian children.

Reinforcement and extinction are associated with _________ methods of socialization. (Operant, p. 53)_________ refers to an object or event that is presented following a behavior and that serves to increase the likelihood that the behavior will occur again.

Apprenticeship programs typically progress from _________ to _________?

Describe how observational methods of socialization differ from cognitive methods of socialization and give examples.

Imagine you are presenting an in-service to staff at a child care center. The topic of your presentation will be cognitive methods of socialization. Describe what you will say, providing an overview the concepts of instruction, reasoning, and the setting of standards.

According to Kagicibasi (1996), which kind of family patterns and socialization practices stress family loyalty, intergenerational dependency, control and obedience?

The socializing agent of which the function is to provide information about the world and oneself from a perspective other than that of the family is:

According to Erikson, the major task of infancy is to develop a sense of

When a reward, or pleasant consequence, is given for desired behavior, this is called _________ reinforcement.

Describe the significance of attachment as a mediator for parent-child interactions.

Imagine you are a kindergarten teacher on the first day of class, and you are using principles from behaviorism (operant learning) to teach the children to put away their toys. Describe how you might do this, including key terms as appropriate.

Emanuel is trying to get his daughter to stop biting her nails. His plan is to ignore his daughter's nail biting, but praise her every ten-minute interval in which she does not bite her nails. Gradually, Emanuel plans to lengthen the amount of time between praise. If Emanuel succeeds, the disappearance of nail biting would be considered

List and describe the seven outcomes of socialization found in your text. Choose two and describe systems critical in their development from a bioecological perspective.

Family patterns that stress individual achievement, separateness of generations, egalitarianism, and consensus are termed _________.

A ceremonial observation of a prescribed rule or custom is called a _________.

Socialization processes are influenced by all of the following factors except:

Values differ from attitudes in that values