PSYC200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: John Bowlby, Parenting Styles, Ethology
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Social convoy the changing system of significant people who serve as sources of social support throughout our lifetime. The nature of these relationships also change over the course of the lifespan. Early social relationships: born (cid:449)ith a (cid:858)prepared(cid:374)ess(cid:859) for so(cid:272)ial i(cid:374)tera(cid:272)tio(cid:374) e. g. , prefere(cid:374)(cid:272)e for (cid:373)other(cid:859)s s(cid:373)ell & (cid:448)oi(cid:272)e. Attachment theory (john bowlby (1907-1990) observed effects of disturbed relationships between children & their caregivers. Characterised by reciprocal affection; a shared desire to maintain physical & emotional closeness. Lorenz: imprinting evolutionary explanation children show attachment through signalling & approach behaviours. Feeding: harlo(cid:449) & )i(cid:373)(cid:373)er(cid:373)a(cid:374)(cid:894)(cid:1005)959(cid:895): (cid:373)o(cid:374)keys reared fro(cid:373) (cid:271)irth (cid:449)ith (cid:272)loth & (cid:449)ire(cid:373)esh (cid:858)surrogate (cid:373)others(cid:859) clung to the cloth substitute, even though the wire surrogate held the bottle. An important behaviour, rather than the satiation of hunger, it enables mothers & infants to build close r/ships. Separation anxiety: a wary or fretful reaction that infants display when separated from an attachment figure (peaks between 14 & 18 months)
