Developmental Psychology - ATTACHMENT

Developmental Psychology - ATTACHMENT

1. Explanations

   • Evolutionary therory: BOWLBY
     • Monotropy
     • Innate
     • Sensitive period
     • Primary care give
     • Internal Working Model
     • Evaluation:
   • Learning theory
     • OPERANT CONDITIONING
     • CLASSICAL CONDITIONING

2. TYPES OF ATTACHMENTS

   • A: Insecure Avoidant
   • B: Secure
   • C: Insecure Resistant

3. Failure to form attachements

   • Privation
     • Curtiss' study of Genie
     • Czech twins (Koluchova)

4. Disruption to attachement

   • Deprivation
   • Separation

5. DAY CARE

6. INSTITUTIONAL CARE

7. HARLOW

   • 2 monkey 'mothers' one covered in cloth, other just wire but gave food
   • early experience with surrogate mothers had long term effects - emotional development
   • Limitations: suggested its not true that monkeys suffered maternal deprivation, contact comfort is important, didn's suggest there's different types of contact, used monkeys so can't be generalised for humans

8. LORENZ

   • Imprinting on ducks
   • Research shows imprinting can occur after critical period
   • Suggested there was a critical period
   • Effects of imprinting may not be as permanent as Lorenz states