SOC 1305 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Reinforcement, Operant Conditioning, Hidden Curriculum
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Children appear to have characteristics that facilitate interactions with, and close attachments to, their parents or other caregivers. Similarly, there is research suggesting that prosocial hormones in parents (e. g. , oxytocin, vasopressin, etc. ) change during social interaction with children to facilitate close bonds. So, there appear to be biological mechanisms that facilitate parent-child attachments that flow to and from from both parents / caregivers and children. Securely attached individuals routinely display proximity maintenance behaviors toward attachment figures (and show separation distress ). Haven of safety and a secure base in an uncertain and stressful world. Three main types / styles of attachment (some scholars argue for a fourth type: disorganized): 1. Secure (prototype; ~60%): feelings of love, approval, closeness, support, reliability, and warmth toward attachment figures: 2. Anxious avoidant (avoidant / insecure; ~25%): the inverse of secure i. e. , attachment figures are perceived as consistently cold, distant, unreliable, etc: 3.
