CHYS 2P10 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Only Child, Object Permanence, Cooperative Breeding

• School: Brock University
• Department: Child and Youth Studies
• Course: CHYS 2P10
• Professor: Anthony Volk

Document Summary

December 9th 2013: 118 mc questions (definitions and application are important) Exam prep: notes on second half of the material: Theory: social relationships early on in life are crucial (mother and infant being together. John bowlby: attachment theory (feelings) goal oriented most of the time) this effects a child"s development major and can affect them even more later on in their lives. This links to evolution and the child surviving longer. Bowlby and rene splitz: looked at death rates of infants in orphanages (with no parents) This is due to the lack of social interaction and mother and daughter love/bond. Harry harlow: worked with monkeys and he challenged infant/mother attachment theory. He separated infant monkeys from their mothers at birth and then created 2 new mothers: He then placed the monkey in a cage with both of these two new mothers and then observed e infant.