PSY 220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Attachment Theory, Day Care, Mary Ainsworth
14 Nov 2016
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More of a sensitive period than a critical period. Needs right interplay of biological and environmental factors. Young follow and become attached to a moving object (usually a mother) during a critical period early in life. Attachment: a behavioral system through which humans regulate their emotional distress when under threat and achieve security by seeking proximity to another person. Prep for final exam: draw from other theories- How does attachment develop? exploring the new environment. Cognitive representation of themselves and other people that guide the processing of social informational and behavior in relationships. Expectation was that baby monkey would spend most time with wire mom because it gave them food. Baby monkey spent more time with cloth mother. Exhibited cautious posture when in a new environment. Ran to mother wire in new environment, checked to make sure it was still there while. Express negative emotions such as fretting and crying. Emerge in al normal infants at the same age.
