PSYC 100 Lecture Notes - Harry Harlow, Jean Piaget, Dazed
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Studied whether the attachment was with a mother that met needs (wire mother" that fed the baby) or more comfort (a cloth mother" that gave more comfort) The baby monkey that was reared on a wire mother" spent 17-18 hours a day with the cloth mother". Used to be thought that mothers met children"s biological needs, so children are happy and attached to parents if they meet these needs. This provides evidence that the baby"s rst relationship with its mother is important. Babies will develop stranger anxiety after a time. Style measured by infants responses to mother returning. Infants will seek to interact with mother on her return. Mothers have responded promptly to child, behave affectionately, use baby"s cues to attend to their needs/wants. If distressed when mother leaves again, stranger is able to comfort. Mothers tend to babies based on the mother"s own wants and needs. Babies show resistance to being reunited with mom.