PSYC1102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Trolley Problem, Attachment Theory, Gender Role
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Many children parented by one parent at orphanage. Born cognitively normal - no compassion or emotions created animals . When given to a family - unable to t in, get aggressive, want to stay institutionalised. Harlow"s rhesus monkeys experiment - isolation and fake mother = can"t socialise/separation anxiety. Attachment is a set of learned behaviours classical conditioning: infants form attachments to whoever feeds them. Bowlby - children biologically prepared to form attachments w others. Seek out and respond to care and responsiveness. Parenting styles warmth vs hostility, restrictive vs permissive authoritative, authoritarian, indulgent, neglectful. The trolley problem - assess how people would react to the situation. Kohlberg"s stages - heinz dilemma (steal drug, accept punishment?). Gender constancy - xed gender identity (around 6-7 years) Gender stereotypes - beliefs about characteristics and behaviours that are appropriate for certain genders.
