PSYCH 100 Lecture 12: Psychology Lecture 12

• School: UMASS-Amherst
• Department: Psychology & Brain Sciences
• Course: PSYCH 100
• Professor: Tammy Rahhal

Document Summary

Strong emotional bond infants develop with caregivers. Care giver (mom)leaves baby/ child alone with stranger for several minutes and then returns to the room with the baby. Child may cry when separated but then explores new place when mom returns they go to her. Parent knows when to support and when to let go: avoidant insecure. Child doesn"t cry when parent leaves acts like stranger is parent. Parent is cold, distant, and kid may not be highest priority: ambivalent insecure. Child seeks mom when she leaves but when she returns fluctuates between seeking and rejecting mom inconsistent treatment with child: disorganized/ disoriented. Not well defined but child shows inconsistent and contradictory behavior toward parent. Won"t depend on partners feel partner is too clingy. Ambivalent fears others are reluctant to get close. Close physical contact between parent and child. Experiment two surrogate mothers, one cloth and one wire. Group 1 had a cloth mother with milk and wire mother without milk.