CHYS 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Identity Formation, Mirror Test, Dazed
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What is the role of attachment & why is it important: attachment. Participants adjust behaviours in response to partner. Phases in infant attachment development: asocial phase (0 to 6 weeks, indiscriminate attachments (6 weeks 6/7 months, specific attachment (7-9 months, multiple attachments (by 18 months, theories of attachment. Mother becomes secondary reinforcer: theories of attachment. Made of wire, one covered with soft cloth, one just wire. Monkeys fed by wire surrogate, fed by cloth surrogate: theories of attachment. Even if it was not the surrogate that fed them! Attachment must be based on more than feeding: a word about the readings. The harlow reading gives you a glimpse in the research process. He found different ways to explore attachment and what contributes to it. Consider how the idea of the surrogate mother occurred to. Harlow and what occurred in the lab: theories of attachment. All species have built-in behaviours to foster attachment. Imprinting is adaptive: theories of attachment.