PSY 1102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Konrad Lorenz, Critical Period, Maternal Sensitivity

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1102
• Professor: Rosalinde Klempan

Document Summary

Birds saw him and no adult birds after hatched. Attached to him as they would to mother . Stayed with him even after seeing adult birds. Imprinting: process by which animals attach to objects they see during brief period after birth. Optimal period early in life when events must occur for proper development. Stay close to mother for protection and safety. Crying/distress when left by mother with someone else. 6-9 months may be a sensitive period for attachment. Temperament could interact with child-rearing style of parent to influence quality of attachment. Do not play or tend to cling with mother. Very distressed or indifferent when she leaves. Ambivalent or ignoring of mother when she returns. Infants temperaments not significantly related to measures of attachment security. Some studies show more insecure attachments when combination of. Mothers circumstances/ personality that lessen her ability to adapt. Characteristics of both children and environment interact.