PSYC 050 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Emperor Penguin, Appeasement, Operant Conditioning
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The answer is no. they are just appeasement smiles. They don"t use them for greetings or signals of happiness. There tends to be a close relationship with our kids. Our evolutionary trick is to focus intently if we just have a few kids. If i have 100 kids, i can stand to lose a few. if you want to talk about psychology of religion, you talk about the exotic, or about spirits. You use that away to talk about more general concepts. One way to look at love for our kids is to look at in other species. There was elaborate system of caring for offspring, in the film march of the penguins. Also, look at how children respond to parents. Theories are how babies develop attachment to the one closest to them, usually the mother. Cupboard theory- babies love mom bc mom provide food.
