attachment Flashcards
secure attachment - 70% of infants
balance between caregiver and exploration
attached to caregiver - upset when absent
goes to mother for comfort
avoidant 15% off infants
doesn’t seek closeness with caregiver
learns they wont be comforted if sad
resistant 15% of infants
anxious even around caregiver
fussy and inconsolable when upset
wants parental comfort but resists it
separation anxiety
reunion behaviour
stranger anxiety
sep anxiety: distressed when caregiver is absent
reunion behaviour: happy when reunited
stranger anxiety: distressed when stranger
Harlow’s experiment
warm mother monkey experiment
Ainsworth’s experiment
finding that infants prefer to be with mothers (attachment types of resistant, avoidant, secure)