Chapter 11 Flashcards
The Caregiver-Child Attachment
Relationship:
Attachment Definiton
Emotional bond with a special person that
lasts over time and distance.
The Caregiver-Child Attachment
Relationship:
Attachment
Usually discussed in regard to their
relation between ____and ____
infants and specific
caregivers
The Caregiver-Child Attachment
Relationship:
Attachment
Can also occur in ____
adulthood
The Caregiver-Child Attachment Relationship:
What do Behaviorists believe about attachment between Caregiver and Child
Proposed that the infant–mother bond is
classically conditioned as the mother
provides nourishment to the child
The Caregiver-Child Attachment Relationship:
explain example of unconditioned and conditioned stimuli in terms of caregiver and child relationship
The children are conditioned by the mother breast milk to become attached to the mother because of the source of food.
The Caregiver-Child Attachment Relationship:
Behaviorists
Harry Harlow
Proposed attachment/bond with
mother/caregiver develops due ________
What does the base of operation mean?
to the sense
of security provided by mother/caregiver
it “provides its young with a sense of security . . . when mother and child are in a strange situation”
The Caregiver-Child Attachment Relationship:
Behaviorists
Explain Harlows monkey experiment.
What did it debunk
the cloth and the wire monkey
debunked how Behaviorists believed attachment was formed bc of resources
Attachment Theory:
Attachment theory (Bowlby): children are
biologically predisposed to develop
children are
biologically predisposed to develop
attachments to caregivers to increase
chances of their own survival
Attachment theory (Bowlby):
Secure base: presence of
example:
presence of trusted caregiver
provides infant or toddler with a sense of
security that makes it possible for the child
to explore the environment
FIrts time you bring ur baby to a park it gets overhwelemed bc its never seen it before. But if it has a secure base (the parent), it will explore and look around but still look back to see if the parent is still there
Attachment theory (Bowlby):
What does coregulation and imprinting have to do w secure base
Imprinting is like the example of the little ducks imprinting on the first duck they see.
How it connects: they see the caregiver as a safe reliable figure and grow a strong attachment to them.
Coregualtion: refers to the process where a caregiver and child work together to manage and regulate the child’s emotions and behaviors.
How it connects: Effective coregulation by a caregiver fosters trust and self-regulation, creating a secure base that encourages a child to explore while providing reassurance when needed.
Attachment Theory:
Internal working model of attachment:
What is a result of?
Through attachment, a child develops an internal working model—a mental representation of themselves, their caregivers, and relationships—based on their perception of how reliably their caregivers meet their needs and provide security.
constructed as a result of experiences with
caregivers
Attachment Theory
If children’s attachment figures are
unavailable or unresponsive, children
develop
negative perceptions of relationships
with other people and of themselves. This can last way into there adulthood as well.
They percieve everyone as unrebaible
Measurement of Attachment Security:
How do you measure Attachment?
It is usually measured by observing children’s behaviors with their caregivers or by interviewing parents and children about each other’s behaviors and the quality of their relationship.
Measurement of Attachment Security
Strange Situation:
Who made this experiement?
What was it made to assess?
developed by Mary
Ainsworth to assess infants’ attachment to
their primary caregiver
Measurement of Attachment Security:
Key factors of how to measure quality caregiver and infant attachment?
(Two of them)
○ Extent of infant’s use of primary caregiver
as secure base
○ Infant’s reaction to brief separations from
and reunions with caregiver
Measurement of Attachment Security
Strange Situation:
Explain it
The mom bring baby strange place, stranger enters, stranger intercats, mom leaves, baby cries, mom comes back and she stops crying,
example of strong attachment.
Ainsworth’s Three Attachment Categories:
Ainsworth and colleagues discerned three
distinct patterns that can be replicated with
mothers and fathers. What are the three ways of attachment?
○ Secure
○ Insecure/avoidant
○ Insecure/resistant (also known as ambivalent: means having mixed or conflicting feelings about something or someone)
Ainsworth’s Three Attachment Categories :Secure Attachment
Secure Attachment (___-____% of US infants)
50-60
Ainsworth’s Three Attachment Categories :Secure Attachment
What are the qualities of a secure attachment style with the baby? Is a caregiver a secure base?
High quality, straightforward relationship with
attachment figure
● Caregiver is secure base for exploration
Ainsworth’s Three Attachment Categories :Secure Attachment
Within Strange Situation:
What are the things happening within the experiment if the baby has a secure attachment?(three of them)
● Infant may be upset when caregiver leaves
● Happy when caregiver returns
● Quick recovery
Ainsworth’s Three Attachment Categories:
Insecure/Resistant (Ambivalent) Attachment
Insecure/resistant or ambivalent (___ of U.S.
infants)
9% of U.S.
infants
Ainsworth’s Three Attachment Categories:
Insecure/Resistant (Ambivalent) Attachment
What are Ambivalent attachment babies qualities?
Give an example
● Infants are clingy, stay close to caregiver
For example, the infant may rush to the mother, crying and with outstretched arms, signaling the wish to be picked up— but then, as soon as he or she is picked up, arch away from the mother or begin squirming to get free from her embrace.
Ainsworth’s Three Attachment Categories:
Insecure/Resistant (Ambivalent) Attachment
Within Strange Situation:(three)
● Become very upset when caregiver leaves
● Not comforted by strangers
● Not comforted by return of caregiver
Ainsworth’s Three Attachment Categories:
Insecure/Avoidant Attachment
Insecure/avoidant (__% of U.S. infants)
15% of U.S. infants
Ainsworth’s Three Attachment Categories:
Insecure/Avoidant Attachment
Two quailites of this kind of baby?
-Child is indifferent to caregiver
● May avoid caregiver
Ainsworth’s Three Attachment Categories:
Insecure/Avoidant Attachment
Within Strange Situation:
(Two things)
● Indifferent to caregiver leaving or returning
● If upset, easily comforted by stranger as by
caregiver
Ainsworth’s Three Attachment Categories
Extension of categories was created bc small percentage didnt fit into any three of them so they created…___
What is the percentage for this?
Disorganized/Disoriented
(15% of U.S. infants)
Ainsworth’s Three Attachment Categories:
Disorganized/Disoriented Attachment
Name two quailties of this kind of baby? Name an example as well.
○ No consistent way of coping with stress
○ Behavior is confused and contradictory
○ Example: Running towards parent but
then freezing as they got closer
Sources of Individual Differences in
Attachment Styles:
Basically asking why there are different attachment styles.
Parental sensitivity definition(two aspects)
Parental sensitivity refers to a caregiver’s ability to recognize and respond appropriately to a child’s needs, emotions, and cues. It includes two key aspects:
Warmth: This involves showing love, affection, and a nurturing attitude, helping the child feel safe and valued.
Contingent responsiveness: This means responding promptly and appropriately to the child’s signals, such as comforting them when they cry or encouraging them when they show interest in exploring.
Sources of Individual Differences in
Attachment Styles:
Parental sensitivity can be exhibited in a
_____
variety of ways
Sources of Individual Differences in
Attachment Styles: Parental sensitivity
Mothers of securely attached infants generally
respond _____
What does this differ by?
warmly to their offspring and are
sensitive to their needs.
Sensitive and responsive parenting differs by
cultural group.
Cultural Variations in Attachment Styles: Similarities
Infants’ behaviors in the Strange
Situation were found to be similar
across _____
What does this support?
numerous cultures
(Africa, East Asia, Latin America,
and Europe)
Supports notion that
attachment security is a
universal phenomenon.
Cultural Variations in Attachment Styles:
Some differences
Children in Colombia and Peru are
Children in Italy and Portugal are
Least likely to remain in close physical
proximity to their mothers
more likely than children in other
countries to maintain physical contact
with their mothers
Attachment and Social-Emotional
Development
Securely attached infants(Three quailties)
-They have ____ internal working models
-Express emotions in ____ways
-___and more ____peer
relationships
-Earn ___grades
Positive internal working models
express emotions in better ways
closer and more positive peer relationships
higher
The Self:
The self involves a description of one’s:
(five things)
-Physical characteristics
○ Personality traits
○ Personal preferences
○ Social and familial relationships
○ Details of ethnicity, culture, national origin
The Self:
Three main aspects of self. What are they?
○ Self-concept
○ Self-esteem
○ Self-identity
Self-Concept:
Self Definition.
Including three categories in the self.
a conceptual system made up of one’s
thoughts and attitudes about oneself,
including….
-Physical being(clothes, body)
○ Social characteristics(relationships)
○ Internal characteristics(Recognition of personal traits, values, and beliefs)