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1
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Black box of mind

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Only legit data is data you can observe, record and analyze

2
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Learning

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Change in observable behaviour

3
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UCS

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Food

4
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UCR

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Salivation

5
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CS

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Bell

6
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CR

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Salivation when you ring a bell

7
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Learning aquisition phase

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Pairing UCS and CS

8
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Extinction

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Present CS without UCS a bunch of times so response weakens. Learns CS is meaningless

9
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Exposure therapy

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Expose person to CS in controlled environment

10
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Systematic desensitization

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Exposure therapy where patients learn relaxation techniques and gradually work up to object of their phobia

11
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Operant conditioning

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How new behaviours are acquired

12
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Skinner

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Learning is operating on the environment. Consequences increase or decrease likliehood of behaviour

13
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ABC

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Antecedant
Behavior
Consequence

14
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Continuous reinforcement

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Every response is reinforced. Fastest to learn but fastest to extinguish. Easy to tell when reinforcement has stopped

15
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Partial reinforcement

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Only some responses are reinforced. Fixed/Variable ratio (amount of responses before reward). Fixed/variable interval (amount of time before reward)

16
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Variable ratio

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Highest rate of responding because every response has the potential for reward

17
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Fixed ratio

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High rate of responding, then they get the reward and plateau until they know reward is coming again

18
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Fixed interval

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Only start responding when they know the reward is coming

19
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Variable interval

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Constant, average level of response because they never know when a reward will come

20
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Which reinforcement pattern is most resistant to extinguish

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Variable– variable ratio is hardest

21
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Premack principle

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Observe what children do in their free time and use that high frequency behaviour to reinforce a desired low frequency behaviour

22
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Negative reinforcement application

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Put kid in mildly upsetting situation and allow for escape when desirable behaviour occurs. Gives kids control

23
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Punishment application

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When behaviour cant be ignored. Reprimand

24
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Response cost

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You can choose how you act but if the problem behaviour occurs there is a price to pay

25
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Social isolation

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5-10 min in an uninteresting room

26
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Two-pronged attack

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Use punishment if behaviour cant go unchallenged, clearly lay out alternative behaviour and reinforce the desired behaviour

27
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Successful behaviour theory applicaton

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Autistic kids learning eye contact and communciation

28
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Child maltreatment incidence

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Physical– 20%
Emotional– 15%
Sexual– 15%
Neglect– 80%

29
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What % of child abuse cases involve a parent

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80%

30
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Child risk factors for abuse

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Premature, disabilities, exhausting temperament

31
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Parent risk factors for abuse

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Overly harsh view of kids, feel powerless, feel their authority is being challenged, under age 30

32
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% of kids in Us who are physcially punished

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50% at age 1, 90% by age 4

33
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% of parents who spank their children

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70%– 25% once a week

34
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2004 Supreme court

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Corporal punishment acceptable between 2-12 years. No objects and no head shots

35
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Healthy families america

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Started inHawaii and spread across North America. Identifies families at risk during pregnancy

36
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HFA initial intervention

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Home visits, making contacts with services. Only reduced neglect. Cognitive retraining component reduced abuse

37
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New Zealand Model

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Use schools to prevent sexual abuse. Family members are highest risk for perpetrators. Talk to kids about acceptable touching. Successful but has not been adopted by other countries

38
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Social learning theory

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Emphasizes learning through observation of others who are reinforced or punished for their behaviour

39
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Social cognitive theory

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Adds concern with cognitive factors such as beliefs, self-perceptions and expectations. Explains adaptation, learning and motivation

40
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Triarchic reciprocal causality

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Interplay of personal, environmental and behavioral influences. External factors effect our behaviour and vice versa

41
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Modelling

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Effected by developmental level of observer and status of model. More likely to model a person who seems competent

42
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6 factors effecting observational learning

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Developmental status
Model prestige and competence
Vicarious consequences
Outcome expectations
Goal Setting
Self-efficacy
43
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4 elements of observational learning

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Attention
Retention
Production
Motivation and reinforcement

44
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3 types of reinforcement that encourage observational learning

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Direct reinforcement
Vicarious reinforcement
Self-reinforcement

45
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5 outcomes for observational learning in teaching

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Directing attention
Fine tuning already learned behaviours 
Strengthening or weakening inhibitions through ripple effect
Teaching new behaviours
Arousing emotions
46
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Human Agency

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Capacity to coordinate learning skills, motivation and emotion to reach goals. Exercising influence over life events

47
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Self-efficacy

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Future oriented and situation specific. Internally developed and not subject to comparison to others. Based on judgements of personal competence

48
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Self-concept

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Global construct containing many perceptions of self, including self-efficacy. Developed as a consequence of internal and external comparisons

49
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Self esteem

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Based on judgments of self-worth

50
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4 sources of self-efficacy

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Mastery experiences
Level of arousal– anxiety, excitement
Vicarious
Social Persuasion

51
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3 ways to improve self-effiacy

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Adopting short term goals so its easier to judge processes
Use specific learning strategies to focus attention
Receive awards based on achievement

52
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Teacher self-efficacy

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Belief they can reach and help even the most difficult students

53
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Self-regulated learning

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Activating a sustaining thought, behaviours and emotions in order to reach goals. Goal is to make kids self-starters

54
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4 influences of self-regulated learning

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Knowledge: of self and how you learn best
Motivation to learn
Volition: will power
Developmental differences–young girls better than boys

55
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2 processes supporting development of self-regulation

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Co-regulation

Shared regulation

56
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Co-regulation

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Transitional phase where students gradually develop SRL through modelling. Direct teaching and feedback from teachers, parents and peers

57
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Shared regualtion

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Students work together to regulate each other

58
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Winne and Hadwin model of SRL

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Analyzing and learning the task
Setting goals and devising plans
Enacting strategies to accomplish task
Regulating self-learning

59
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Zimmermans cycle of SRL

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Forethought
Performance
Reflection

60
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Cognitive behaviour modification

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Self-talk and instruction as tools to regulate your behaviour

61
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5 facets of emotional self-regulation

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Self-awareness
Self-management
Social awareness 
Relationship skills 
Responsible decision making
62
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Self-awareness

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Accurately assessing feelings, interests, values and strengths, maintaining a well-grounded sense of self-confidence

63
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Self-management

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Regulating emotions to handle stress, control impulses, perservere and express appropriate emotions

64
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4 ways to teach towards self-effiacy and SRL

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Involve complex, meaningful tasks that extend over a long period of time
Control over learning processes and products
Control over the difficulty
Collaboration with peers for shared regulation

65
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Motivation

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Internal state that arouses, directs and maintains behaviour

66
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Intrinsic motivation

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Doing something because you love it

67
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Extrinsic motivation

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Doing something for a reward. Negative outcomes

68
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3 things necessary for motivation

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Competence
Autonomy and control
Relatedness

69
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Autonomy

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Increases student interest, curiosity, creativity and conceptual learning

70
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Goals

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Focuses attention, energizes effort, increases persistance and promotes flexible strategy use

71
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4 approaches to goals

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Mastery: Self-improvement and drive to learn
Performance: ego- how you look compared to others
Work-avoidant
Social

72
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Attribution theory

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Common explanations for the causes of behaviour. Internal (ability and effort) and external (environmental)

73
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Mastery oriented

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Attribute success to ability and failures to a lack of effort or environment. Incremental view of ability. Focus on learning goals

74
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Learned Helplessness

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Attribute failures to ability and success to external causes. View intelligence as a fixed entity. Focus on performance goals

75
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Attribution re-training

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Focus less on grades and more on mastery
Model effective strategy use
Overcome failure by exerting more effort
Private feedback and support

76
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Emotions

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Rapid appraisal of personal significance of situations. Energizes behaviour and prepares us for action

77
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Amygdala

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Emotional processing, secreting hormones, learning

78
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Hippocampus

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Memory- temporal lobe

79
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6 months shift in emotional development

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Beginning of goal directed action– frustration

Object permanence

80
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When does anger dip back down

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Age 2-3

81
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Happy

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Smile from birth
Social smile at 6-10 weeks
Laugh after 3-4 months

82
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Anger

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Distress from birth

Anger at 4-6 months

83
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Sad

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Less common than angry. Disruption to infant-caregiver communication

84
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Fear

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First fears at 6-12 months when they start moving

Stranger anxiety- 8-12 months

85
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Self-concious emotions

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Shame, embarrassment, guilt, envy, pride. Develop at age 2-3 when they realize they are seperate beings. Require identity and adult instruction

86
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Emotions at age 3

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Linked to self-evaluation

87
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Emotional self-efficacy 4-6 months

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Better at shifting attention away from stimulation so they can self-soothe

88
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ESE 6-12 months

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Increased mobility allows them to leave unpleasant situations

89
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Toddler self-regulation

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Have some vocabulary to talk about emotions but cant bring them under control yet

90
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Adolescent emotion

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Internalized and less overt. Achieve emotional self-efficacy

91
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Problem centred coping

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Approach situation as changeable. Problem solving

92
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Emotion centred coping

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When problem solving doesnt work, use internal strategies to control distress and come to terms with problem

93
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Diana Baurmind features that differentiate parenting styles

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Acceptance and love
Budding independance
Control of behavior

94
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Authoritative

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Accept their children and are involved in their lives. Appropriate level of control, increasingly grant autonomy. High expeactations for success

95
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Authoritarian

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Low in acceptance and self-efficacy. High in control. Love contingent on compliance

96
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Self-esteem

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Judgements about worth and feelings associated

97
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High self-esteem

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Relaistic evaluations of characteristics and cmpetencies. Self-acceptance and respect

98
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When does self-esteem develop

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2

99
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4 components of self-esteem at age 4

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School, friends, parents, physical attrcativeness

100
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Components of slef-esteem at age 6

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Academic competence
Social competence
Athletic compentence
Physcial appearance**

101
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Authoritarian self-esteem

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Low–rely on peers for self-worth. Agression, antisocial, delinquency

102
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Permissive self esteem

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Narcissitic. Vulnerable to sharp temporary drops in self-esteem when their self-images are challenged

103
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70s-90s handbooks

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Empty compliments, protecting them from challenges. Youth achieved less well, more adjustment problems

104
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Positive spiral

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Achievement increases self esteem which increases effort and achievement

105
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Idenity achievement

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High commitment and exploration

106
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Identity moratorium

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High exploration but low commitment

107
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Identity foreclosure

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Low exploration but high commitment

108
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Identity Diffusion

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Low exploration and commitment

109
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Suicide

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3rd leading cause of death for youth. Boys are 3-4x more likely

110
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Personality factors leading to suicide

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Intelligent and withdrawn

antisocial and impulsive

111
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Resistance culture

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Refusing to adopt the behvaviors and attitudes of majority culture

112
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Tracking

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Assignment to different classes based on achivement

113
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Ethnicity and race

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Ethinicity is culutral heritage, race is biological

114
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Little girl wants to go to white school

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Linda brown vs. topeka

115
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Prejudice

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Irrational generalization about an enitre category of people

116
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Stereotype

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Schema that organizes perceptions of a group

117
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Stereotype threat

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Apprehensiveness about confirming a stereotype. Bear an extra emotional and cognitive burden

118
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Sexual identity

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Combination of beliefs about gender roles and sexual orientation

119
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% of gay kids

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4

120
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Culturally relevant pedagogy

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Good teaching for visible minoritites that includes academic success, cultural competence and critical conciousness to challenge the status quo

121
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Resilence

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Ability to adapt successfully in spite of difficult circumstances and threats to devlopement

122
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Self-agency strand of resilience

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Academic self-efficacy
Behavioural self-control
Academic self-determination

123
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Relationship strand of resilience

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Student-teacher
Peers
Home-school