Psychology 2075 Lecture Notes - Mental Model, Guilty Men, Dont

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2075
• Professor: William Fisher

Document Summary

Evolution: it is essential for infants to have strong relationship with caregivers. It is essential for parents to have pair bonded relationship. Model of attachment that one learns as a kid is the one used as an adult. All children have an internal working model of attachment that they use to guide interactions which results from amother child interaction. Differs across children and it is consequential: secure attachment- caregiver dependable and reliable person, anxious attachment- caregiver unreliable source of support and, avoidant attachment- no comfort provided comfort in distress. S. a- plays with toys->upset when mom leaves -> calms down when mom comes back. Anx. a- clings to mother-> very upset when mom leaves-> does not calm down when mom comes back and clings on. Avo a- plays with toy->not upset when mom leaves->accepts stranger comfort->child looks away upon return. If caregiver is attentive then secury felt then playful kids.