CHYS 3P12 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Harry Harlow, Emotion Classification, Social Emotions
15 May 2018
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CHYS 3P12 Lecture 6 - October 20th 2017
B. The importance of temperament (nature) and attachment (environment) in shaping emotional
development
Attachment: Environmental Influence
• 4 BASIC PATTERNS:
• Type A-anxious-avoidant: do not seek proximity to the mother when she returns; avoid contact
with both mother and stranger (mistrust)
• Type B-secure: actively seek proximity and comfort when the mother returns, clearly prefer
mother to the stranger (trust)
• Type C-anxious-ambivalent: often seek the mother's contact when she returns, but then resist it
once they are with the mother – reluctant to explore their environment (mistrust)
• Type D-anxious-disorganized? (mistrust)
Attachment
• Distinguishing attachment relationship vs. Behaviors
• Various behaviors facilitate development of attachment relationship (e.g. smiling)
In non-human primates
• Early development of social behavior occurs in interaction with the mother
• Newborns have a repertoire of behavioral patterns which mediate interaction with their social
environment
o Ex. Clinging, finding the nipple, vocalizing
• Harry Harlow studied the effects of raising infant monkeys in isolation from other monkeys
• Data supported a more emotional interpretation of the imp. Of an attachment figure (social
problems)
• Beyond textural stimuli – dolls that provided milk, were warm, or that rocked were preferred
(parallels with humans infants)
In Human Infants
• Ongoing interaction between mother and infant which involves communication, that evolves with
the growing and interrelated perceptual, cognitive and motor capacities of the infant
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Document Summary
Chys 3p12 lecture 6 - october 20th 2017: the importance of temperament (nature) and attachment (environment) in shaping emotional development. Attachment: distinguishing attachment relationship vs. behaviors, various behaviors facilitate development of attachment relationship (e. g. smiling) In non-human primates: early development of social behavior occurs in interaction with the mother, newborns have a repertoire of behavioral patterns which mediate interaction with their social environment, ex. Clinging, finding the nipple, vocalizing: harry harlow studied the effects of raising infant monkeys in isolation from other monkeys, data supported a more emotional interpretation of the imp. Of an attachment figure (social problems: beyond textural stimuli dolls that provided milk, were warm, or that rocked were preferred (parallels with humans infants) In human infants: ongoing interaction between mother and infant which involves communication, that evolves with the growing and interrelated perceptual, cognitive and motor capacities of the infant, examples, patterns of holding the baby, auditory stimulation, distress signals.
