Attachment Chaoter 5: Animal Studies Flashcards
1
Q
What is the critical period
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A
Where imprinting happens between 4 and 25 hours after birth.
2
Q
What is imprinting?
A
When an animal has an innate tendency to develop a strong bond with its mother in the first few hours of life
3
Q
How can we generalise animals to humans?
A
Monkeys and humans share a common ancestor, psychology processes.
4
Q
Why can’t we generalise animals to humans?
A
So many differences in habitats, biology, and mental capacities of humans and other species
Eg, human infants don’t imprint
