Psychology 2075 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Longitudinal Study, Electrodermal Activity, Baby Talk

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2075
• Professor: Stephen Ferguson

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Summary: assumption that same motivational system that gives rise to close emotional bond b/w parents and their children is responsible for bond that develops b/w adults in emotionally intimate relationships. If child says yes: he or she feels loves, secure and confident, and behaviorally, is likely to explore his/her environment, play w/ others, and be sociable (yes felt security, love, confidence playful, less inhibited, smiling, sociable) Most researchers currently conceptualize and measure individual differences in attachment dimensionally rather than categorically: assumed that attachment styles are things that vary in degree rather than kind. Furthermore, more likely to provide support to their distressed partners: attributions that i(cid:374)se(cid:272)u(cid:396)e i(cid:374)di(cid:448)iduals (cid:373)ake (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:272)e(cid:396)(cid:374)i(cid:374)g thei(cid:396) pa(cid:396)t(cid:374)e(cid:396)"s behavior during and following relational conflicts exacerbate, rather than alleviate, their insecurities. Implication 3: are attachment patterns stable from infancy to adulthood: two issues involved in considering question of stability, how much similarity b/w security people experience w/ different people in their lives (mothers, fathers, romantic partners)