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Parent-Infant Attachment
• Cupboard theor |
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| Attachment develops as a result of feeding (initial theory) |
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| cupboard theory, parent functions as |
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| conditioned reinforcer we learn to associate food with parents. Seeing mom, you think food. (Watson’s belief) |
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| cupboard theory, primary reinforcer and pairing |
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| • Primary reinforcer= food, which gets paired w/parent |
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| cubboard theory homeostatic? |
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o Homeostatic model (drive-reduction model)
• Hunger (need) -> distress -> parent initiates feeding
• Negative feedback loop, hunger taken away |
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| criticism of cubboard theory |
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| Harlow’s Monkey study questioned? |
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| • Are we attached to parent bc they provide food or are they good for something else? |
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• Baby monkeys had 2 options: a stuffed fuzzy warm terry-cloth monkey mother or a wire mesh monkey mother w/food
Food vs contact comfort |
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| what did harlows monkeys choose? /conclusion |
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only went to wire mom for food. picked terry cloth for more time
conclusion: mom provide more than homeostitic needs/ contat comfort |
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| harlow monkey study concludes that attachment |
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| is not just about reinforcement |
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| harlow monkey studies in human society ex: |
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| • Romanian orphanages- child provided for (food) but no social interaction or comforts, when govt failed ppl adopted these children. Child grew up mentally behind peers, interact socially, and socially unhealthy |
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| • Bowlby’s Ethological Theory |
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| o Evolution as central mechanism as to why attachement develops |
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| • Clicker: bowlbys theory of attch is framed in a ____perspective. |
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| Ans: ethological= evolution |
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| what is bowlbys ethological theory goal/motivation? and how is that connected to attachment |
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survival
Proper parent-infant attachment promotes survival |
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| • Bowlby’s Ethological Theory 4 phases of attachment |
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1. Preattachment (birth-6wk)
2. Attachment in the making (6wk- 6-8m) 3. Clear cut attachment (6-8m -> 2yrs)
4. Reciprocal Relationship (>2yr) |
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| Preattachment (birth-6wk) |
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| built in behaviors of parent and infant function as releasing stimuli for each other. |
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| pre attachement stimulus bound behaviors: |
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| don’t occur from learning, it is a gut rxn or reflex. Crying/nursing. |
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| in preattachment, a cry is what? and what does it do> |
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Cries (RS) -> increased BP and distress expression in parent
Sight and touch of parent (RS) -> soothes baby |
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| imprinting in pre attachment |
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| first person you see=safety. Attachment to parents vs strangers. |
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| • 2. Attachment in the making (6wk- 6-8m) |
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differentiation btw caregiver and strangers
development of expectations of how behavior affects environment (reinforcement and punishment) |
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| what emerges in attachment in the making step? |
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| cognitive, learning, and behavioral components. |
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| what step would a child learns that he acts upset he gets treats. Manipulate. |
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| attachement in the making |
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| • 3. Clear cut attachment (6-8m -> 2yrs) |
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| separation anxiety (emerges universally btw 6-15m) |
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| seperation anxiety suggests |
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| object permanence: know that something is still there even if they can’t see it. |
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| • 4. Reciprocal Relationship (>2yr) |
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reduced seperation anxiety
increased negotionation, verbal and behavioral req. |
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| reciprocaol relationship step develops 2 things: |
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image of caregiver
internal working model |
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| internal cognitive representation of the caregiver (image*) that withstands separation across time and distance |
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| very large schema attachment or rules, -> where can i find the caregiver? what can they do for me? |
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