10.1 -Emotional and Personality Development

Social–Emotional Learning (SEL)

process of learning to manage emotions, feel empathy, and make responsible decisions

Executive Functions (EFs)

higher-order, top-down cognitive processes essential for self-regulation

implementation fidelity

delivering an intervention exactly as it was designed

younger children

In what age group are SEL program effects generally the strongest?

internalizing problems and high stress reactivity

What type of problems do EF deficits contribute to?

implementation fidelity data

What specific data is scarce in mindfulness-based SEL research?

correlational

Current scientific data linking SEL directly to cognitive EF growth is mostly

key moderators of program impact

Cultural norms regarding emotional expression act as what in SEL programs?

perspective taking

envisioning another person’s perspective and understanding his or her thoughts and feelings

self esteem

global evaluations of the self; also called self worth or self image

self concept

domain-specific evaluations of the self

self efficacy

the belief that one can master a situation and produce favorable outcomes

preconventional reasoning

the lowest level of moral reasoning in Kohlberg’s theory; “What’s in it for me?”

conventional reasoning

the second level of moral reasoning in Kohlberg’s theory; individuals develop expectations about social roles

postconventional reasoning

the third level of moral reasoning in Kohlberg’s theory; conventional considerations are judged against moral concerns

justice perspective

justice is put at the heart of morality

care perspective

a moral perspective that views people in terms of their connectedness with others and emphasizes interpersonal communication, relationships with others, and concerns for others

domain theory of moral development

there are different domains of social knowledge and reasoning

social conventional reasoning

focuses on conventional rules that have been established by social consensus to control behavior and maintain social system

gender stereotypes

broad categories that reflect general impressions and beliefs about girls/women and boys/men