| Term | Definition |
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latency stage |
the 4th of Freud's psychosexual stages, during which 6-12 year olds libido is dormant while they establish relationships with same-sex partners |
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industry versus inferiority stage |
the 4th of Erikson's psychosocial stages, during which children develop a sense of their own competence through mastery of culturally defined learning tasks |
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conscience |
the list of "don'ts" in the superego; violation of any of these rules leads to feelings of guilt |
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ego ideal |
the list of "do's" in the superego; failure to live up to any of these leads to feelings of shame |
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moral realism stage |
the first of Piagets stages of moral development, in which children believe rules are inflexible |
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moral relativism stage |
the second of Piagets stages of moral development, in which children understand that many rules can be changed through social agreement |
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self-regulation |
childrens ability to conform to parental standards of behavior without direct supervision |
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relational aggression |
aggression aimed at damaging another persons self-esteem or peer relationships such as by ostracism or threats of ostracism, cruel gossping, or facial expressions of didain |
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retaliatory aggression |
aggression to get back at someone who has hurt you |
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social status |
an individual childs classification as popular, rejected, or neglected |
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the Big Five |
a set of five major dimensions of personality, including extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness/ intellect |
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psychological self |
an understanding of ones stable, internal traits |
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self-esteem |
a global evaluation of ones own world |
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self-care children |
children who are at home by themselves after school for an hour or more each day |