I & P Term 1 -- first 1/2 Flashcards
Attachment theory by….
John Bowlby
What is the attachment theory?
States that early life experiences strongly influences later adult functioning and vulnerability to psychopathy
Stages of attachment…
0-2 months?
Pre-attachment
How old is a child when ‘attachment in the making’ occurs?
2-7 months
What form of attachment occurs between 7-24 months?
Clear-cut attachment
When is goal corrected partnership?
24 month plus
How old is a child when ‘stranger anxiety’ occurs?
10 months
How old is a child when they experience separation distress?
12 months
Harlow & Harlow…
studied maternal separation and dependency needs by socially isolating baby monkeys
The strange situation….
By Ainsworth
What are the different types of attachment as stated by Ainsworth?
How old were the children he examined?
- Secure
- Insecure (avoidant)
- Insecure (resistant)
- Disorganised
-12 months- normally when seperation distress kicks in
What is insecure (avoidant) attachment?
Is okay when left with stange AND avoids contact with mum on reunion
What is insecure (resistant) attachment?
Very upset when mum leaves, and when mum returns the child is difficult to calm and resists mum
When was the Minnesota Longitudinal study and what did it examine….?
1975 It examined 250 children whose mothers were at moderate risk of psychological problems. It found that after 5 years, insecurely attatched children (be it avoidant or resistant) were: - more relaible on teachers -More socially isolated -More passive and easily frustrated
What is gender?
It is chosen, so masculine or feminine
What is the ‘social learning theory’ in sex and gender that leads to gender identity?
That children accept their gender as parents continually correct the childs behaviour in accordance to societal gender roles
What is the ‘cognitive development theory’ in sex and gender that leads to gender identity?
When the child has adopted a male/female gender identity, they will display according behaviour
How old is a child when they acquire ‘gender identity’ and what is this?
Its when they can say who is a boy and who is a girl
Occurs at 2-3 years
How old is a child when they obtain ‘gender stability’?
4 years
What is ‘gender constancy’ and how old is a child when they acquire gender constancy?
’ Boys don’t change into girls by wearing a dress’- gender is constant
4-5 years
Male and females have the same cognitive abilities, but men have better…..(what 3 abilities?)
- Verbal
-Spatial
-Maths
……abilies
What is the ‘gender similarities’ hypothesis?
= males and females are similar on most, but not all, psychological variables.
The only difference is in throwing, sexuality and physcial aggression.
Cognitive development….
What is:
-Schemas?
Theories on how the physical and social world operate
Cognitive development….
What is:
-Assimilation?
Understanding a new object, it is how humans perceive and adapt to new information
Cognitive development….
What is:
-Accommodation?
Modifying a pre-existing schema (theory)
Cognitive development….
What is:
-Operation?
Metal consideration of information in a logical manner