U09 Psych 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 32: John Bowlby, Ethology, Mary Ainsworth
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It was thought that the monkey would spend most of its time with the nourishment regardless of the type of mother. Harlow referred to this as contact comfort : contact comfort attachment isn"t just that the caregiver is giving nourishment and shelter, but on contact comfort i. Interested to see how toddlers would use caregivers as a. Home base when exploring new surroundings: strange situation task first you bring mom and child into the room, have the child explore the toys in the presence of the mom. Then the mom will leave the room in front of the child. (want to see what the child does when mom leaves the room. ) When mom comes back into the room, the child is easily consoled: avoidant (insecurely attached) infant when mom leaves the room, the infant seems indifferent. When mom comes back into the room, doesn"t really care: anxious (insecurely attached) infant when mom leaves the room, the infant is upset.
