PSY 301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Cognitive Development, Mental Model, Corporal Punishment
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February 20, 2017: preoperational stage, child can represent things in words and images, uses intuitive rather than logical reasoning, common misconceptions of the world: February 24, 2017: preschool (3 6 years, challenge: initiative vs. Insecure: anxious/resistant: mom leaves: child distressed, mom returns: child distressed. Insecure: anxious/avoidant: mom leaves, mom returns, disorganized attachment, mom leaves, mom returns: February 27, 2017: creation of attachment patterns, securely attached, moms are warm & responsive, se(cid:374)siti(cid:448)e to (cid:271)a(cid:271)(cid:455)"s signals, enjoy contact, express emotions, encourage exploration. Insecure-anxious-resistant: mo(cid:373)"s tr(cid:455) to pro(cid:448)ide (cid:272)o(cid:373)fort and affection, mo(cid:373)"s (cid:373)isread the (cid:272)hild"s sig(cid:374)al. Insecure-anxious-avoidant: mo(cid:373)"s are i(cid:373)patie(cid:374)t a(cid:374)d frustrated, self-centered, see (cid:272)hild"s (cid:374)eeds as i(cid:374)terferi(cid:374)g (cid:449)/ their pla(cid:374)s, long-term consequences of attachment, securely attached babies become secure children & do better on every dimension. Insecure-anxious-resistant babies become insecure kids w/ more behavioral problems: clinging and attention seeking. Insecure-anxious-avoidant babies: become insecure kids, more aggressive, detached from others, difficulty discussing their feelings.
