Attachment key words

Question 1

Attachment

Answer 1

an emotional bond between 2 people, a two way process which progresses overtime and leads to certain behaviours

Question 2

Care giver

Answer 2

a person who provides care for a child

Question 3

interactional synchrony

Answer 3

when two people interact they mirror each others behaviour in terms of facial and body movement, as well as emotions

Question 4

Reciprocity

Answer 4

responding to the action of another with a similar action, where the action of one partner elicit a response from the other partner

Question 5

multiple attachment

Answer 5

having more that one attachment figure

Question 6

primary attachment figure

Answer 6

the person that forms the closest bond with the child, this is demonstrated by the intensity of the relationship

Question 7

separation anxiety

Answer 7

the distress shown by an infant when separated from a care giver

Question 8

stranger anxiety

Answer 8

distress shown by an infant when approached or picked up by someone unfamiliar

Question 9

imprinting

Answer 9

an innate readiness to develop a strong bond with the mother, this takes place during a specific time in development, usually just after birth

Question 10

classical conditioning

Answer 10

learning through association, a neutral stimulus paired with an unconditional stimulus so that it eventually takes place on the response of the stimulus and is able to produce a conditioned response

Question 11

Learning Theory

Answer 11

the name given to a group of explanations (classical and operant) which explain behaviour in terms of learning rather than inborn tendencies or high order thinking

Question 12

operant conditioning

Answer 12

learning through reinforcement

Question 13

social learning theory

Answer 13

learning through observing others and imitating behaviours that are rewarded

Question 14

continuity hypothesis

Answer 14

the idea that emotionally secure infants go on to be emotionally secure, trusting and socially confident adults

Question 15

critical period

Answer 15

a biologically determined period of time in which certain characteristics can develop

Question 16

internal working model

Answer 16

a mental model of the world which enables individuals to control their environment
relates to a persons expectation about relationship

Question 17

montropy

Answer 17

the idea that 1 relationship infant has with the primary caregiver is of special significance in emotional development

Question 18

social releaser

Answer 18

a social behaviour or characteristic that elicits care giving and leads to attachment

Question 19

insecure aviodent

Answer 19

a type of attachment which describes those children who tend to avoid social interaction and intimacy with others

Question 20

insecure resistant

Answer 20

a type of attachment which describes those infants who both seek and reject intimacy and social interaction

Question 21

Secure attachment

Answer 21

This is a strong and contented attachments of an infant to his or her caregiver which develops as a result of sensitive responding by the caregiver who the infants needs, they are comfortable with social interaction and intimacy

Question 22

Strange situation

Answer 22

a controlled observation designed to test attachment security

Question 23

cultural variations

Answer 23

the ways that different groups may vary in terms of their social practices, and the effects that these practices have on development and behaviour

Question 24

Deprivation

Answer 24

to be deprived is to lose something - in the context of attachment this means the loss of emotional care that is usually provided by the primary caregiver

Question 25

Institutionalisation

Answer 25

the effects of institutional care, this can be applied widely to the effects of an institution but our concern focuses on how the time in the institution effects the development of children

Question 26

internal working model

Answer 26

a mental model of the world which enables individuals to predict and control their environment, this relates to the persons expectations about relationships