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developmental psychology (how to measure attachment ? ( Maurer &…
developmental psychology
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vocabulary
Longitudinal study takes place over a long period of time
Cohort is a group of participants that have some temporal characteristic in common (being born in the same year, for example)
imprinting (lorenz) :phase sensitive learning, occurring at a certain stage or age
critical period Bowlby: in humans, critical period for attachment formation is before the age of 2.5 years
ad hoc explanation is an explanation after the fact. It is a common criticism of all evolutionary hypotheses.
types of attachments
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Securely attached infants tend to explore the room, feel subdued when the mother leaves, and greet her positively
Their mothers were described as sensitive
Avoidant-insecure infants were not much concerned when the mother left and did not greet her when she returned
Their mothers tended to ignore them
Resistant-insecure infants showed intense distress when the mother left, and rejected her upon her return
Their mothers tended to behave ambivalently to them