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Social development key words
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- 1Attachmentan emotional bond between two people. two way process that endures over time. Leads to clingy behaviour
serves as protecting an infant - 2Primary attachment figureThe person who has formed the closest bond with a child, usually the mother
- 3Learning theoryExplains behavious in terms of learning
- 4OperantActions and rewards
- 5Classicalattachment forming through association
- 6innatecharacteristics which are inborn. Product of genetic factors
- 7ImprintingAn innate tendency to develop a strong bond with a mother figure during the critical period
- 8MonotropyOne relationship has with the primary attachment figure is special in emotional development
- 9Sensitive periodFirst two and a half years of a childs life wherein the attachment needs to be made to ensure relationships later in life are good
- 10Social releasersa characteristic that elicits a caregiving reaction. Can be physical (makes them cute) can be behavioural (crying giggling etc)
- 11Secure attachmentStrong attachment to caregiver. Developing as a result of sensitive responding from caregiver.
Infants are comfortable with social interaction and intimacy - 12Insecure attachmentDevelops as a result of a lack of sensitive responding to infants needs. Therefore leading to poor emotional development
- 13Insecure avoidantchildren who avoid social interaction and intimacy of others
- 14Insecure resistantthose who seek and reject intimacy and social interaction
- 15Separation anxietydistress shown by an infant when separated from his/her primary attachment figure
- 16Stranger anxietydistress shown by an infant when approached or pucked up by someone who is unfamiliar
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- AS Level Social development Flashcards on Social development key words, created by Louise goswell on 20/11/2014.
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