PSYCH 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Critical Period, Artificial Insemination
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If cp is missed, then typical development is no longer possible. If sp is missed, typical development is still possible: examples of a cp: imprinting: A relatively rapid, automatic (biologically primed) form of attachment that occur in some species. : ducklings following their mother: early experience: touch, contact and attachment, the importance of touch: Massaged infants do not consume more calories but they have more efficient digestion. They are more relaxed and less aroused. Get more deep sleep: contact, comfort and social isolation, harlow"s research: According to various researchers, infants get attached to caregivers because they provide nourishment to them. According to harlow, infants bonded with mothers who provided comfort and not those who provided nourishment: long term effects of social isolation: As adults, they get more fearful or atypically aggressive in presence of other similar species. After giving birth (through artificial insemination), they, as mothers, are usually neglectful or physically abusive towards their offspring.
