PSYCH 112 Lecture 5: 389 notes
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Stranger anxiety: a fear of strangers developing at 8 or 9 moths: makes good evolutionary sense because it occurs around the age most infants begin to crawl on their own. Temperament: basic emotional style that appears early in development and is largely genetic in origin; easy infants are adaptable/ relaxed, difficult infants fussy/frustrated, slow to warm up infants have to gradually adjust to new stimuli. Behavioral inhibition: become frightened at novel or unexpected stimuli. Attachment: the strong emotional connection we share with those to whom we feel closest. Imprinting: geese follow first large object they see in 36 hours; lorenz. Contact comfort: the positive emotions afforded by touch. Secure attachment: the infant explores the room but checks to make sure mom is watching, returns to mom when stranger comes, greets her with joy. Insecure-avoidance attachment: explores room independently, indifferent to stranger, little reaction to return.
