PSY311H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Autism Spectrum, Jerome Kagan, Problem Solving
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Bowlby: strong a ectional ties we feel for key ppl in our lives mutual a ection and desire for proximity. Sensitive period ? attachment actually builds gradually over rst years of life. Sears - mother as secondary reinforces mom combines the rst 2, provide source of hunger drive reduction. Baby monkeys: wire mother vs cloth mother robots scared monkey, monkey always ran back to cloth mother even if wire mother did feeding. What about feeding? wire mother did the feeding. Comfort more important attachment is form of providing comfort. I was born to love you, you were made to love me . Bowlby - attachment behaviour system mother and child slowly feel attached through smiling and crying / in positive manners positive feedback loop, everyone"s happy. Bowlby: human beings are biologically prepared to form close attachments. Secure emotional bonds will not develop unless mother and baby learn over time how to respond appropriately to each other.
