PSYC 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Konrad Lorenz, Harry Harlow, Social Change
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How people are continually changing from infancy to old age. A strong, innate emotional connection persisting over time and circumstances. Newly hatched goslings & ducklings follow the first moving object they encounter. Caregiver image" is stamped" irreversibly on the nervous system. In humans, imprinting does not occur but familiarity still plays an important role. At birth, preference of sound of mom"s voice. Rather, give a brief bow and share their hand before turning off the light. " - john watson. Surrogate mother experiments ( wire-mother" vs terry cloth- mother") Monkeys prefer contact with cloth mother, even though wire-mother provides food. We need to respect all of the species that contribute so much to our understanding of human health and disease" . If touching, 3x more likely to be happy in the next clip. Greater effect than others" happiness or doing shared activity. Proximity-seeking, secure base, separation distress, safe haven. Moderate correlation of infant and adult attachment r = . 20 to . 40.
