PSY 2105 Lecture 13: 12.3

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 2105
• Professor: Brenda Baird

Document Summary

Attachment: developmental course: birth to 2 months; indiscriminate social responsiveness: responds positively to everyone. @ first, then develops emotional bond with mother. 90 different items, need to create 9 different piles (ex: child likes climbing over mom when playing, least like child rate 1-3, or most like child rate 7-9. Types of attachment: securely attached=distress when mom leaves, happy upon return. Insecure-avoidant=little distress at separation, avoid mom upon return. Insecure-disorganized=unpredictable, distress occurs anywhere from separation to return. Affects cognitive competence, social competence later in life. ), unresolved mothers (attachment-related trauma they haven"t gotten over yet. ) Effects of early experiences: early daycare (does not show negative effect on attachment).