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13 Cards in this Set
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Stranger anxiety |
8months fear of strangers and unfamiliarity |
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Attachment |
An emotional tie with another person; shown in young children by their seeking closeness to the caregiver and showing distress on separation |
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Secure base |
Gaining security from one person and coming back to them, safe haven for distress |
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Critical period |
An optimal period early in the life of an organism when exposure to certain stimuli or experiences produces normal development |
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Imprinting |
The process by which certain animals form strong attachments during an early-life critical period |
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Sensitive period |
Critical period for humans to develop attachment |
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Temperament |
A person's characteristic emotional reactivity and intensity |
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Secure attachment |
•Comfortable to explore in the presence of mother •distresses when mom leaves •seek contact |
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Insecure attachment |
Anxiety or avoidance Screams when mom leaves or remains unconcerned Less likely to explore |
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Temperament produces: |
Easy:quiet, lazy Difficult: intense, irritable Solw-to-warm up: resist and withdraw from new people and situation |
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Basic trust |
According to Erik Erikson, a sense that the world is predictable and trustworthy; said to be formed during infancy by appropriate experiences with responsive caregivers |
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Self-concept |
All of our thoughts and feelings about ourselves |
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Three parenting styles |
1. Authoritarian: impose rules and expect obedience. 2. Permissive: submit to child's desires, little punishment 3. Authoritative: parents are demanding, yet responsive |
