Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
17 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
attachment
|
an emotional bond between 2 people.
2 way process Endures over time |
|
primary attachment figure
|
the person who has formed the closest bond with the child, usually but not always the mother
|
|
Learning Theory
|
the name given to a group of explanations (classical and operant conditioning) which explain behaviour in terms of learning rather than inborn tendencies or higher order thinking
|
|
innate
|
characteristics that are inborn
A product of genetic factors May be apparent at birth or later as the result of maturation |
|
continuity hypthesis
|
The idea that emotionally secure infants go on to be emotionally secure, trusting, socially confident adults.
|
|
imprinting
|
an innate readiness to develop a strong bond with a mother figure
Takes place during a critical or sensitive period |
|
monotropy
|
the idea that the one relationship that the infant has with his/her primary attachment figure is of special significance in emotional development
|
|
sensitive period
|
A biologically determined period of time during which the child is particularly sensitive to a form of stimulation, resulting in a specific response of characteristic.
|
|
social releasers
|
a social behaviour or characteristic that elicits a caregiving reaction. Bowlby suggested that these were innate and adaptive, critical in the process of forming attachments. Crying, smiling, baby face
|
|
temperament hypothesis
|
The belief that children with 'easy' temperament form secure attachments
Innately difficult children are more likely to form insecure attachments |
|
secure attachment
|
a strong and contented attachment of infant to caregiver because caregiver responds sensitively to infant's needs. Leads to healthy cognitive + emotional development
|
|
insecure attachment
|
forms because caregiver does not respond sensitively to infant's needs. Leads to poor cognitive + emotional development.
|
|
insecure-avoidant
|
children tend to avoid social interaction and intimacy with others
|
|
insecure-resistant
|
Ambivalent attachment
Children both seek and reject social interaction and intimacy |
|
insecure-disorganised
|
lack of consistent patterns of social behaviour
|
|
separation protest/anxiety
|
The distress shown by an infant when separated from his/her primary attachment figure.
|
|
stranger anxiety
|
the distress shown by an infant when approached or picked up by someone unfamiliar
|