Psychology 2040A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: John Bowlby, Social Emotions, Reinforcement

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2040A/B
• Professor: Ian Mac Donald

Document Summary

Basic or primary emotions: present at birth: interest, distress, disgust and contentment. Emerge between 2 and 7 months: anger, sadness, joy, sadness, fear. Complex or secondary emotions: embarrassment, shame, guilt, envy, pride. Social referencing: use others emotions as a guide. Temperament: characteristic modes of responding to environmental events (fearful distress, irritable distress, activity level, attention span ) Several components of temperament are moderately stable (activity level, irritability, sociability and fearfulness) Behavioural inhibition: most and least inhibited children show the most stability. Slow to warm up: moody, inactive, eventually adapt to novelty. Goodness-of-fit model: match between parenting and child"s temperament. Attachment describes: close relationship between two people, mutual affection, desire to maintain proximity. Adjust behaviour in response to partner, occur several times a day, promote attachment. Phases in infant attachment development: indiscriminate attachments (6 weeks-6/7 months: asocial phase (0-6 weeks) 2: specific attachment (7-9 months, multiple attachments (by 18 months) Learning theorists: food is primary reinforcer, mother become secondary reinforcer.