PSY 2210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Early Head Start, Reinforcement, Konrad Lorenz
20 Oct 2016
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Believed maternal reinforcing stimulus created infants need to be close to caregiver. Crusaded against the dangers of too much mother love. Konrad lorenz (1935) - believed in a biologically programmed attachment response. Found that contact comfort was important to bonding. John bowlby (late 1960s) - conducted clinical work with children who were hospitalized and separated from their mothers. Promoted idea that a primary attachment gure is crucial to healthy development. Human beings have a critical period during the rst year when the attachment response is programmed to emerge. Proximity-seeking behavior - a survival response activated by threats occurring any age. May be evoked by dangers in the external world. Attachment in the making 4 to 7 months - slight preference for caregivers, but still responded to everyone. Clear-cut (focused) attachment - 7 to 8 months. Working model phase - about age 3, child develops cognitive inner representation of attachment gure.
