PSYA02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Reinforcement, The Human Face
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It is better to learn and get it wrong than not to learn and never trying to begin with. Humans have gotten as far as we have because we are intensely social animals, we want relationships, we need to feel like we are loved, and we gain power through connections. This desire for social relations is present at birth, and is bi-directional, as represented both by. Maternal instincts and via specific behaviours emitted by the infant. Cuddling comfort seems to signal security (harlow"s work) Looking eye to eye contact to initiate interactions. Smiling the best reward of parenting? (5 weeks) Very interested in how the attachment between an infant and the caregiver forms. When a small infant had to choose between food and comfort, it would have to choose comfort. Humans acquire a great deal of social information from the nonverbal cues provided by others.
