PSYC 363 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Anal Stage, Behaviorism, Psychoanalytic Theory
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Experiments using the still-face technique: found that baby responds with uneasiness. Attachment: lasting emotional bond that one person has with another. Development of social bonds when child plays, mother leaves, mother returns, and percentage of toddlers in this category: A: insecure-avoidant; child plays happily; child continues playing; child ignores mother; 10- B: secure; child plays happily; child pauses, isn"t as happy; child welcomes her back and continues playing; 50-70% C: insecure-resistant/ambivalent; child clings, is preoccupied with mother; child is unhappy and stops playing; child may be angry, cry, and cling to mother; 10-20%. D: disorganized; child is cautious; child may stare or yell, look scared or confused; child acts oddly- may scream or throw things; 5-10% Strange situation: a laboratory procedure for measuring attachment by evoking infants" reactions to the stress of various adults" comings and goings in an unfamiliar playroom. Social referencing: seeking emotional responses or information from other people.
