PSYCH101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Mary Ainsworth, Trophoblast, Miscarriage

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH101
• Professor: Paul Wehr

Document Summary

Identify the three stages of prenatal development. In the fetal stage you have a heartbeat: define attachment. Then identify and briefly describe the research paradigm used by. Mary ainsworth to investigate attachment as well as the three attachment styles she proposed to classify infants. Attachment is the emotional bond between infants and their caregivers. Babies do not show preference right away and can form many attachments (with mother, father, etc. ) Until six months of age, babies display no fear to strangers but once attachment has been formed they experience separation anxiety. Separation anxiety appears between six to eight months and peaks between fourteen and eighteen months. The infant has a fear of strangers and is caused great stress when separated from their mother or primary caregiver. The stra(cid:374)ge situatio(cid:374) (cid:449)here she (cid:272)o(cid:374)du(cid:272)ted e(cid:454)peri(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts to o(cid:271)ser(cid:448)e a(cid:374) i(cid:374)fa(cid:374)t"s behaviour in strange environments.