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| Social development: Social development in psychology refers to the process by which individuals acquire and refine skills for interacting and communicating with others. It encompasses learning social norms, forming relationships, and understanding emotional cues and behaviors. See also Socialization, Social behavior, Social identity, Behavior, Group behavior, Norms, Communication, Relationships, Social Relationships._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Alan M. Slater on Social Development - Dictionary of Arguments
Slater I 80 Social development/imitation/Slater: there is agreement (…) that the capacity for imitation is essential for normal human social development and that we probably have an innately determined predisposition to be social and that this propensity may also be related to empathy and even moral judgments. Castiello et al. (2010)(1) made 4D (3D plus changes over time) ultrasound scans of five women who were pregnant with twins. They found that as early as 14 weeks from conception the twins made “caressing” arm movements to each other. Hamlin, Wynn and Bloom (2010)(2) showed three-month-old infants a “climber” (a red circle with eyes) that appeared to try, but failed, to reach the top of a hill. There were then two conditions: a) a “helper” appeared, b) a “hinderer” pushed the red circle down. The infants’ looking times were recorded and they preferred to look at the helper rather than the hinderer, suggesting “that even 3-month-old infants evaluate others based on their social behavior towards third parties…” (p. 1). Function of imitation/Meltzoff/Slater: these findings (see also Bloom 2010)(3) these findings suggest that humans are social individuals even prior to birth, they are able to evaluate other’s Slater I 81 Intentions and moral acts soon after birth, and able to act on this understanding by at least one year of age. The fit with Meltzoff’s earlier speculations (Meltzoff and Moore 1977)(4) about the role of imitation in infancy. >Imitation/Meltzoff. 1. Castiello, U., Becchio, C., Zoia, S., Nelini, C. Sartori, L., Blason, L, D’Ottavio, G., Bulgheroni, M., & Gallese, V. (2010) Wired to be social: The ontogeny of human interaction. PloS ONE, , 1-10, e13199 2. Hamlin, J.K., Wynn, K., & Bloom, P. (2010). Three-month-olds show a negativity bias in their social evaluations. Developmental Science, 13, 923-929 3. Bloom, P. (2010) The moral life of babies. New York Times, 5th May. 4. Meltzoff, A.N. & Moore, M. K. (1977). Imitation of facial and manual gestures by human neonates. Science, 198, 75-78 Alan M. Slater, “Imitation in Infancy. Revisiting Meltzoff and Moore’s (1977) Study”, in: Alan M. Slater and Paul C. Quinn (eds.) 2012. Developmental Psychology. Revisiting the Classic Studies. London: Sage Publications_____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Slater I Alan M. Slater Paul C. Quinn Developmental Psychology. Revisiting the Classic Studies London 2012 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-19