PSYC 304 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Behaviorism, Breastfeeding, Reinforcement
3 Dec 2018
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Beginning to interact with the social world: development of bonds between children and caregivers, preferences, before 6 months, no specific bonds, 6-7-months, specific bonds, 8-months-olds separation anxiety. Indicates a specific bond (usually between child and caregiver) As infants age, their display of separation distress changes: crawling babies will begin to seek out their caregivers and talking infants will ask for them: why do infants form bonds with their caregivers, psychoanalytic. Breastfeeding is a primary source of oral gratification. Early relationships between parents and children shape children"s later relationships. Is there a critical period for social interaction: learning theory behaviourist. Babies have physical drives like thirst and hunger. When caregivers respond to these drives, the child associates the caregiver with positive reinforcement. Behaviourists argued that food is the basis for the band between mother and child. Children have biological drives (e. g. , hunger, thirst) and caregivers meet those needs.
