PSYC 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Moral Development, Midlife Crisis, Cultural Bias
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Believe there are no right and wrong answers. Better performance on knowledge and vocab tests. Early theorists believed that mother nourishment was the primary basis of forming an attachment bond. Used baby monkeys to show what causes attachment. Concluded that monkeys veered toward cloth mother that provided comfort of nourishment. The strange situation experiment observed childs behaviors towards parents when put under stress. When parents present infants feel comfortable to explore. Parent returns child seeks parents attention and calms down. Parent present child is clingy and does not want to explore. Parent returns and no connection is sought due to lack f trust. When parent is present no evidence of emotional connection. Parent leaves child shows no interest of discomfort. Parent returns child is unconcerned by return. Reactions that dont fit into the three styles above. Securely attached tend to be more outgoing competent and trusting later in life while insecure tend to be fearful, non-trusting and aggressive.
