PSYA02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Harry Harlow, Reinforcement, Toilet Training

• School: UTSC
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYA02H3
• Professor: Dwayne Pare

Document Summary

Humans are intensely social animals who want relaionships, we need to feel like we are loved, we gain power through connecions. This desire for social relaions is present at birth, and is bidirecional, as represented by maternal insincts and via speciic behaviours emited by the infant. Cuddling comfort seems to signal security (harlow"s work) Looking eye to eye contact to iniiate interacions. Smiling the best reward of parening? (5 weeks) Atachment is the lifelong emoional bond that exists between the infants and their mothers or other caregivers, formed during the irst six months of life. Secure atachment is indicated when an infant explores the situaion freely in the presence of the mother, but displays distress when the mother leaves, and responds enthusiasically when the mother returns. Caregivers who are sensiive and responsive to an infant"s needs are more likely to develop a secure atachment with the infant.