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| Bowlby, children are predisposed to form attachments with caregivers as a means of survival |
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| when a caregiver provides a sense of security so that the child can explore her environment |
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| birth-6 weeks, infants produce innate signals, like crying that bring others attention |
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| 6 weeks-6-8 months, infants respond preferentially and beings to form expectations of caregivers |
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| 6-8 months and 1 1/2 years, infants actively seek out caregivers who now serve as a secure base |
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| 2 years on, children can understand feelings and motives of others and separation anxiety decreases |
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| internal working model of attachment |
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| child's mental representation of the self, caregivers and relationships in general |
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| Mary Ainsworth, a procedure developed to assess infants attachment to caregiver |
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| children are clingy but not easily comforted by anyone |
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| children seem indifferent and easily comfroted by anyone |
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| children have no consistent way of doing anything ever |
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| working models that are believed to be based upon adults perceptions of their own childhood experiences |
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| an important factor contributing to secure attachments of the infant, exhibited by responsive caregiving, and engaged learning |
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