CHYS 2P10 Lecture 9: CHYS 2P10- Nov 18
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Noticed that infants who did not receive regular care from an individual caregiver sho(cid:449)ed (cid:862)affe(cid:272)t hu(cid:374)ger(cid:863) That is, the infants showed impoverished emotional development and a desire for affection (early on) The cupboard theory of attachment was initially proposed to explain the mother- infant bond. I(cid:374)fa(cid:374)ts (cid:271)o(cid:374)ded to the (cid:373)other (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause she (cid:449)as a (cid:862)(cid:272)up(cid:271)oard(cid:863) for their (cid:374)eeds (cid:894)e. g. , food, water, heat) Harlow demonstrated that physical comfort was a critical factor. Bowlby was a psychoanalytical psychologist interested in studying children. Believed that there is an innate psychological mechanism for promoting a bond between caregiver and infant. Emotional bond has a basic survival value (particularly for our ancestors) Each partner builds a mental working model of the relationship. That progression is gradual and sets up later mental models. This is likely due to energetic demands of newborns. However, there is some evidence that newborns do prefer their mothers (e. g. , prefer her smell over other mothers)