PSYA02H3 Lecture Notes - The Human Face, Reinforcement
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Our babies are one of the worst for being able to defend themselves. However, we have made it as far as we have because we are extremely social. Want relationships, gain power through connections, need contact to feel loved. It is bi-directional maternal instinct and the babies" physical response. Sucking both for food or for comfort. Cuddling comfort seems to signal security (harlow"s work) Looking eye to eye contact to initiate interactions: eye to eye contact seems to form an extremely strong bonds between human to human, and even animal to human. Smiling the best reward of parenting? (5 weeks) Crying teaching parents through negative reinforcement: originally, babies cry because they need stuff. Eventually, they learn to cry because they want something. Maternal instinct is a weird thing: it takes a long time for babies to start reciprocating their mother"s love.
