PSY 001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: John Bowlby, Object Permanence, Psych

• School: College of The Sequoias
• Department: Psychology (PSY)
• Course: PSY 001
• Professor: del rio

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Imprinting a form of primitive bonding seen in some species of animals. Origins of attachment bodily contact, not nourishment. Harlow (1971) showed that infants bond with surrogate mothers because of. Attachment an emotional tie with another person, shown in young children by. Separation anxiety seeking closeness to the caregiver and showing distress on separation. Infants begin to feel separation anxiety between 6 and 8 months. Bowlby: infants have a need for contact comfort, which provides the. Attachment differences infant with a secure base. Secure attachment children can explore their environment happily in the presence of their mothers. Relaxed and attentive caregiving becomes the backbone of secure attachment. Attachment styles are relatively stable, but they can change if circumstances. Attachment style predicts many events child"s social and emotional development. There is debate over the mechanisms behind these correlational findings. Children with friends seem better able to handle many stresses. Conversely, rejected children tend to be more aggressive and more.