CHYS 2P10 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Social Comparison Theory, Infant Mortality, Parenting Styles
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Noticed that infants who did not receive regular care from an individual caregiver showed affect hunger . That is, the infants showed impoverished emotional development and a desire for affection (early on) Wanted to see what happens when we care for kids in hospitals. Mother was the cover (go to mom when you need something) 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. Called this attachment (rooted in our evolutionary past) The cupboard theory of attachment was initially proposed to explain the mother- infant bond. Infants bonded to the mother because she was a cupboard for their needs (e. g. , food, water, heat) Harlow demonstrated that physical comfort was a critical factor. Need for food vs. need for comfort. Harlow"s monkeys and attachment (used monkeys because couldn"t perform this experiment on humans) 2 types of mothers (wire mom or cloth mom)