attachment Flashcards
1
Q
secure attachment - 70% of infants
A
balance between caregiver and exploration
attached to caregiver - upset when absent
goes to mother for comfort
2
Q
avoidant 15% off infants
A
doesn’t seek closeness with caregiver
learns they wont be comforted if sad
3
Q
resistant 15% of infants
A
anxious even around caregiver
fussy and inconsolable when upset
wants parental comfort but resists it
4
Q
separation anxiety
reunion behaviour
stranger anxiety
A
sep anxiety: distressed when caregiver is absent
reunion behaviour: happy when reunited
stranger anxiety: distressed when stranger
5
Q
Harlow’s experiment
A
warm mother monkey experiment
6
Q
Ainsworth’s experiment
A
finding that infants prefer to be with mothers (attachment types of resistant, avoidant, secure)
