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Why do infants for attachments |
Infants have an image drive to form an attachment and that attachments are adaptive. |
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What do attachments form |
Internal working model |
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When do infants form an attachment |
During the critical period (0-2.5yrs) |
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Who does the infant grow attached to |
The primary caregiver which is usually the mother or a mother substitute |
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How do infants for attachments |
Social releases - physical and behaviour such as laughing or crying. These are met by an instinctive parental response |
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Aim of strange situation |
To assess how infants behave under conditions of stress and novelty, in order to test the quality of their attachment to their mother |
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Procedure of strange situation |
Controlled observations with a 2 way mirror where psychologists could observe the infants behaviour. Consisted of 8 stages, each lasting 3 minutes. Infants were 12-18 months |
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What categories were assessed in the experiment |
Separation anxiety, stranger anxiety, exploration and secure base behaviour and response to reunion |
