PSYC23H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Harry Harlow, Cortisol, Pituitary Gland
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Dangerous because brought up to be in positions of power. Attachment across lifespan: approach and engage another individual by spending more time with that individual (e. g. , falling in love you learn to associate particular factors and characteristics with that person) Identify this individual through sensory cues based on memory (olfactory, auditory, and visual: prefers to be with that individual and is distressed during separation. If you reward a person for a particular behaviour, will be more likely: but we still seek out our caregivers regardless of supportive or aversive stimuli due to association that they are our caregiver, harry harlow: Studied infant monkeys and attachment to surrogate mother made of chicken wire, cloth, and plastic even when presented with aversive stimuli (blasting air), infant held on: sullivan et al. have been taught to avoid. During early development, young rat pups are attracted to the stimulus they: evolution appears to favour attachment by the infant, regardless of the quality of care.
