PS102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Mary Ainsworth, Attachment Theory, 18 Months
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Temperament: biologically based style of behavioral and emotional reactions, relatively stable but predictions are difficult, often born with such traits, but you can learn to adjust your temperament, not all predictions can be made throughout life. Some findings: top 15% of behaviorally inhibited (shy) and uninhibited infants remained so from infancy to 7. 5 years. Strong emotional bond between children and primary care giver. Theory proposes that parents or primary caregiver influence on us influence children"s emotional and social development. Stranger anxiety: 6-7 to 18 months, distress over contact with unfamiliar people. Separation anxiety: 12-16 months to 2-3 years, distress over being separated from primary caregiver, shows similar pattern across cultures. Children between 6 and about 30 months are very likely to form emotional attachments to familiar caregivers. Their ability to use the familiar adults as a secure base from which to explore the environment. The formation of emotional attachments contributes to the foundation of later emotional and personality development.
