PSYCH 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: 18 Months, Harry Harlow, Information Processing

• School: UW
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH 101
• Professor: Michael W Passer

Document Summary

We try to just grab the gist of things and process that information. Attention span and ability to inhibit impulsive responses to distracting stimuli also improves. Early emotions and emotion regulation: newborns are capable of displaying basic emotional states o. Sense of self emerges at around 18 months --> also why we have infantile amnesia. Begin to display pride, shame, and guilt at around age 2. When looking in a mirror, they might think it"s a different person. When they were hungry and cried, did someone feed. Imprinting: a sudden, biological primed form of attachment. See if a lot in the biological kingdom. Because they provide food, nourishment, etc: attachment: the strong emotional bond between children and their primary caregivers. First few years of life seem to be a sensitive period for developing a secure bond. Cloth mother --> provides comfort and nurturing (monkey stays here more) Wire mother --> provides food (monkey only stays here for food)