Marshmellow Experiment

The marshmallow experiment is a famous test of this concept conducted by Walter Mischel at Stanford University and discussed by Daniel Goleman in his popular work. In the 1960s, a group of four-year olds were given a marshmallow and promised another, only if they could wait 20 minutes before eating the first one. Some children could wait and others could not. The researchers then followed the progress of each child into adolescence, and demonstrated that those with the ability to wait were better adjusted and more dependable (determined via surveys of their parents and teachers), and scored an average of 210 points higher on the Scholastic Aptitude Test.


(See Video)

Self Esteem and Parenting

The archives from skiracing.com is excellent:

http://www.skiracing.com/?q=node/8934

I saved an example about self esteem in the psych 30 folder.

Adolescence

To be Answered:

1. What does it mean to be a teenager?  
2. Does being a teenager mean different things to males and females?
3. How is being a teenager different than being an adult?
4. What are the most important issues that teenagers face?  
5. What are the most powerful social influences on adolescents?

a) Birth of the American teenager

1950s powerpoint?

b) Rebel Without a Cause


c) Salinger - The Catcher in the Rye


d) NPR 'Teenage Diaries'

- Listen to 'Girlfriend' by Amanda

Job later - create audio diaries.

(Most crucial question for adolescents = Who am I?)

http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Assessment+of+Teenage+Diaries+for+teaching+concepts+in+adolescent...-a0217178567

http://www.psychologytoday.com/search/query?keys=adolesence&x=0&y=0

Review:

Personality development

Nature vs Nurture

Ecological Theory of Development

Kohlberg theories of development

Pre School and Personality

See Unit 7

pp 68-72

pp ?? - ??

+ Article from Psychology Today regarding pre-school

Made the posters (From Unit 6? 7?)

Issue - need to produce a 'test' for the posters.