PSY 220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: John Bowlby, Ethology, Attachment Theory
30 Jan 2020
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Exam #3 lecture notes (chapters 14,15,16, and article on work stress and families) Some of this study began by looking at animals. Imprinting: innate form of learning, young follow and become attached to a moving object, usually a mother, during a critical period early in life: current perspective. Needs right interplay of biological and environmental factors: harlow"s study on monkeys: primary reason the baby goes to the mother is for nutrients which forms initial attachment. Baby monkeys preferred the cloth mother over the wire mother. When scared, the baby monkey runs to the cloth monkey and clings on. Baby becomes more comfortable but then also turns back and yells at the robot monster due to the security found with the mother. Feeling comfortable and secure will increase development and growth. In the absence of the wire or cloth monkey, the baby is not comforted. Baby was hugging himself, walking low to the ground.
