Psychology 2720A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Norm (Social), Social Cognition

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2720A/B
• Professor: Rachel Calogero

Document Summary

Attachment & bonding: harlow"s social isolation studies monkeys. 2 conditions; one monkey w a fur cloth mother & no milk other monkey w a wire mother & milk (warm & comfort vs nutrients) Stronger bonds made with the cloth mother monkey with wire mother refused to drink milk because didn"t have comfort of bond w mother. Deprived monkeys of their maternal caregiver creates lasting effects on these infants. Attachment over the lifespan: attachment behaviours: behaviours an infant will exhibit to stay close to/reunite w a primary caregiver. Attachment styles: expectations that ppl develop about their relationships, based on relationships with carers as infants/children. Early attachments alter working model of relationships. Mary ainsworth"s - strange situation: procedure designed to observe attachment relationships bt carer & child. Carer & infant playing infant explores & stranger comes in and sits down & then inconspicuously the carer leaves then carer comes back in & stranger leaves then both come back in.