PSY424H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Cognitive Load, Swaminathan, Pair Bond
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Psy424 - lecture 2: attachment from the cradle to the. Some people suggest that it is biologically based since babies are very weak and helpless when born; they need their parents to help them survive to reach adulthood. Staying close to parents in childhood promotes survival. Attachment system evolved to promote infant-caregiving bonding. We get closer to our romantic partner. We evolved to be close to our caregiving in infancy to survive, but then as we grow. When bonding with a romantic partner to stay in a relationship babies are more likely to survive when parents are pair bonded (e. g. two penguins vs. single penguin) The attachment system, which we use to attach to parents in childhood, transfers to romantic partners in adulthood (fraley et al, 2005) Using the system that was already in place in childhood and adapting it to romantic. Same factors that help us bond to parents/caregivers have been moved to a partners romantic partnership.
