CHYS 2P10 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Infant Mortality, Prosocial Behavior, Social Comparison Theory

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Noticed that infants who did not receive regular care from an individual caregiver. That is, the infants showed impoverished emotional development and a desire for. The cupboard theory of attachment was initially proposed to explain the mother- Infants bonded to the mother because she was a cupboard for their needs (e. g. , showed affect hunger affection (early on) infant bond food, water, heat) Harlow demonstrated that physical comfort was a critical factor. Bowlby was a psychoanalytical psychologist interested in studying children. Believed that there is an innate psychological mechanism for promoting a bond. Emotional bond has a basic survival value (particularly for our ancestors) Each partner builds a mental working model of the relationship. That progression is gradual and sets up later mental models. Preattachment (0 - 6 weeks): the infant is indifferent to particular caregivers (i. e. , Phase 1 of attachment is indiscriminate) prefer her smell over other mothers) This is likely due to energetic demands of newborns.

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