attachment Flashcards
attachment
An emotional bond between two people.
Two way process that occurs over time.
Serves a function of protecting the infant
Caregiver
Any person who is providing for a child such as parent or guardian.
Continuity hypothesis
The idea that emotionally secure infants go on to be emotionally secure trusting and socially confident adults.
critical period
A biologically determined period of time during which certain characteristics develop. Outside of this time window this development is not possible.
cultural variations
The ways that different groups of people vary in terms of there social patterns and how these patterns effect development and and behavior
deprivation
to loose something. In the context of child development it refers to the loss of emotion care that is normally provided by a caregiver.
imprinting
an innate readiness to develop a strong bond with the mother which takes place during a specific time in development probably the first few hours of birth. If it does not happen in this time it probably won’t happen.
insecure avoidant
A type of attachment which describes those children who tend to avoid social interaction and intimacy with others.
institutionalisation
the effect of institutional care such as how an orphanage can effect development of an infant.
interactional synchrony
When two people mirror each other.
internal working model
mental model of the world which enables individuals to predict and control their environment.
learning theory
the name given to a group of explanations which explains behaviour in terms of learning rather than any inborn tendencies.
monotropy
The idea that the attachment that an infant has with one caregiver is stronger and more special.
multiple attachment
having more than one attchment figure.
operant conditioning
learning through reinforcement
