Attachment Flashcards
1
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Attachment
A
Enduring emotional bond between two people.
2
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Critical period
A
Time frame when specific skill/attachments are made. If not, they may be impossible to acquire later.
3
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Sensitive period
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Optimal time frame for learning skill/attachments, but these could be developed later in life.
4
Q
What does Harlow’s monkeys show?
A
Comfort and warm is more important than food
5
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What does Lorenz’s imprinting show?
A
Attachment is innate as it was the first thing the ducks were looking for.
6
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Social releasers
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Innate behaviours that shape and control parent responses
7
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Key theories of Bowlby
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Attachment is innate and adaptive
Critical period
Caregiving is adaptive
A secure base
Monotropy and Hierarchy
Internal Working Model
The Continuity Hypothesis
