PSY 171 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: John Bowlby, Attachment Theory, Kewpie
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Attachment: a close emotional relationship b/w 2 people attachment: characterized by mutual affection. Expressed thru physical touch: characterized by desire to maintain proximity. Eg. , baby wants mom in the room: john bowlby: must be a reciprocal relationship attachment theory there can be exceptions. Caregiver may not necessarily be attached to baby. Prefer different attachment figures for different reasons (eg. , mom theories of attachment. = nurturing, dad = playful: psychoanalytic (freud): infants attached to those who satisfy their oral needs (ie. , breastfeeding by mother) Erikson: overall responsiveness to infant"s needs is more important than feeding foster trust. Harlow & zimmerman: series of studies to test feeding & attachment connection w/ rhesus monkeys. Hypothesize that monkeys attach to mothers, like humans. Monkeys found to attach to cloth mother, even if wire mother gave food: when scared, monkey goes to cloth mother/towel, more confident when terry cloth mother is present.
