Republic of the Philippines

POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES

OFFICE OF THE VICE- PRESIDENT FOR BRANCHES AND SATELLITE CAMPUSES
SANTA ROSA CAMPUS

UNIT VI - BROAD DIMENSION OF CHILD

& ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT
THIRD DIMENSION: SOCIO- EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF
MOTIVATION AND SELF-REGULATION

UNIT LEARNING LOG OR REFLECTIVE JOURNAL:

UNIT VI

ACTIVITIES/ASSESSMENT:
1. Compare and contrast the different theories involving the socio-emotional development
and development of motivation and self-regulation of an individual.

Social and emotional development begins with the first cry of an individual at birth. This is
because the cry of a child connects and creates attachment to the people around him building a
social relationship and establishing an emotional effect. According to Erikson's theory of
psychosocial development, a person's progress through the phases of development depends on
how they handle social crises over the course of their lives. These social crises teach people
how to respond to their environment. It differs to Vygotsky's theory of socio-cultural learning. It
states that a child's cognitive growth can be influenced by their social interactions. The support
of parents, peers, and other people in the society plays a significant part in the development of
higher psychological processes which develops the capacity of the child’s learning. While,
Watson’s behavioural theory discuss individual’s action rather than their deep emotional and
psychological states. It means that the only indication of person's internal state came from the
physical reactions of the individual.

2. How do families influence the early social experiences of their children? Explain your
answers using your own words.

The parents are the first teachers of the child. As soon as the child was born he will become
part of the social group with his family as they build connection and attachment through
emotions and sociological factors. Children often imitate the person who he set as a role model
of his life. They learn how to act as an individual by interacting with the people surrounding
them. Since, the child mostly spends his time with his parents and family at first, he will begin to
learn to trust people. As the trust is build the child will now learn how to seek connections with
other individuals aside from their family and soon will find comfort with them. A child learns how
to sustain a relationship by ensuring the intrapersonal connection with his peers and the people
in the society. Thus, by strengthening the bond, they learned to be loyal to the relationship that
they build.

3. Cut out/ print/draw pictures showing the varied emotional expressions of a person
without any label. Show these pictures to young children (ages 4-7 years old) and ask
them to identify the emotions expressed. Write your observations on how they reacted
 /during the time they saw the pictures. In addition, include documentation as you do this
activity.

Facial Expression Chart

Documentation
Observation:
As I interviewed my 7 year old cousin, I observed that young minds have a simple minded
perception about predicting what kind of facial expression is being made. When I show them an
expression of a happy or sad kid, they would be able to recognize it clearly. But as I soon ask
them about an unfamiliar expression they would guess the first thing that comes to their mind
without having a second thought. If I were to guess this expression:
I would rather say that he looks angry, but my cousin said that he looks shock. It is amusing that
I guessed it while analysing the facial expression shown in the picture however the kid guessed
it knowing that the eyes of kid in the picture was a bit big. Therefore, young minds think simpler
than adults and struggles to recognize difficult facial expression.