Psychology 2410A/B Lecture 4: Lecture 4

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2410A/B
• Professor: Lynne Zarbatany

Document Summary

Lecture 4: attachment theory and research: what is attachment, ethological theory of attachment, development of attachment relationships, individual differences in attachment security, internal working models, attachment styles and long-term outcomes, attachment disorders, remaining questions about attachment. So far, we have an infant who is developing in: But these developments occur within a social context. What does this social context look like: attachment: enduring emotional bond that unite two or more people across time and context. Helps infant regulate negative emotions (fear, distress); reduces stress. Distress at separation from attachment figure (af) Selectively go to af for comfort and assistance when hurt, sick, distressed, fearful. Use af (attachment figure) as a secure base for exploration (i have got your back: ethological theory of attachment. Influenced by freud - infant mother: relationship is first and strongest love-object and prototype of all later love relations. C. hull: drive reduction- learning thirties could not explain (orphanage, primate students)