PSY100H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Nature Physics, Judith Rich Harris, Dysphoria
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Development psychology focuses on the physiological, cognitive, and social changes that occur in individuals across the lifespan. Adaptive encourages proximity between child and mother. Oxytocin (released when breastfeeding, sexual encounters) the cuddle hormone . Happens in animals (like ducks) during the first 18 hours of the ducklings life, it will learn to follow the adult that is in their environment. Critical period biological time points where you need to learn a certain skill or you won"t learn it later. Sensitive periods - easier to learn it at a certain age, but is possible to learn it later one. Two wired cages, mom as milk vs. mom as comfort . The monkey would go to comfort mom more than just food. (separation anxiety) upset when caregiver leaves, but easily comforted upon their return. Little distress when caregiver leaves, avoids the caregiver upon their return. Extremely upset when caregiver leaves, and reject the caregiver upon their return.
