human development Flashcards
Who came up with attachment theory
John Bowlby
what is the summary of attachment theory
children with good attachments tend to have increased svurvival
how does attachment differ from bonding?
Bonding refers to mothers feelings
attachment focuses on the subject - aka the child
what does attachment theory do for a person in their life?
Internal working model consist of how the child interprets and responds to the caregiver’s behavior.
this then influenced their emotions, relationships later in life
and self-image
what is montropy
bias to one caregiver i.e mother
in the first stage
0-3 months
when does a child in attachmen theory start to develop stranger anxiety
at around 8 months
will notice strangers are not mother and cry and get anxiety
when does stranger anxiety in attachment diminish ?
3 year old
what is said about childhood attachment in one’s life?
tends to be stable throughout ones lifetime
Which is the critical period for attachment?
6 months to 36 months
What are the subtypes of attachment stages
pre-attachment
attachment in making
clear cut attachment
formation of reciprocal
what the the ages for eahc stage
pre-attachment
attachment in making
clear cut attachment
formation of reciprocal
pre-attachment 0-6 weeks
attachment in making 6weeks to 6/8months
clear cut attachment 8months -12/24 months
formation of reciprocal 18m to 2years
what happens in each stage for attachment ?
pre-attachment orientated to mother
attachment in making -can attach to more than 1 person now
clear cut attachment cries when separated has favourites
formation of reciprocal - separation anxiety may lessen, less clingy, but show some protest behaviour like sulking
what did harlow monkey theory proof?
that closeness is more important than food
what was used in harlow monkey
cloth no feed
wired monkey with food
babies preferred cloth with no food
how does attachment differ to mary ansiworth?
considered to be the second founder of the field of attachment – furthered the development of Bowlby’s theory
by stranger situation
what ages does mary ainsworth stages occur?
around 12 months to 18 months
What does the stranger situation reveal
A childs interaction with a stranger and primary carergiver when they leave and return
How can stranger situation be classified?
secure
anxious resistant/preoccupied
anxious avoidant
How does a child behave in each situation when the parent leaves?
secure -cries
anxious resistant/preoccupied -cries
anxious avoidant - continues to play /no distress
how does the child behave with a stranger?
secure - avoids when alone but if mum present will be OK
anxious resistant/preoccupied avoids and is fearful
anxious avoidant - no fear
how does the child behave when mum returns?
secure -happy
anxious resistant/preoccupied - approaches mother but might push away
anxious avoidant -indifferent
what percentage of people are secure?
70%
what percentage are of the other two types of attachment types
15% for both
how do the different attachment styles form in relation to caregivers
secure - consistent and carers
anxious resistant/preoccupied - inconsistent
anxious avoidant - unresponsive
the latter two lead to preoccupied or dismissive attachment
who disocvered the concept of intelligence and how
alfred binet 1905
a series of test ranked by age
what is intelligence defined by
mental age and IQ
What is the IQ
mental age/ chronological age x 100
Fact about IQ in life
stays stable in life