PSY210H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Kibbutz, Margaret Mead, John Bowlby
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Temperament is the style of responding to the environment. Measurable attributes include; fearful distress (adjustment to new situation), irritability (fussiness, anger), attention span, activity level, and positive affect: thomas and chess studied temperament using parent questionnaire about attributes of temperament. 3 to age 21: behavioral inhibition high in fearful distress. They detected angry faces earlier: attachment is about reciprocal ties between caregivers and infants, bowlby developed attachment theory through naturalistic observations wwii orphans, infants in orphanages, and hospitalized toddlers. According to bowlby, attachment is a safety mechanism for exploring: pre-a 0-6 weeks need close contact, a in the making 6-8 months. They respond more to caregivers: clear-cut a around 8 months to 1. 5 years. The caregivers are the secure base: reciprocal relationships beyond 1. 5 years. Japan more resistant because they are rarely left alone: harlo(cid:449)"s mo(cid:374)ke(cid:455)s babies raised in isolation, with a wire mom they tend to prefer clock over wire mom.
