Attachment - a strong emotional bond between the infants and caregiver/s
- Infants use their attachment figure as a secure base for exploration
- Human and non human infants seek proximity with their attachment figure
Primates:
- Proxiity seeking
- distress upon seperation
- reduce tress responses in the presence of their parental figures
Attachment Theory
John Bowlby (1907-1990)
- Pushed attachment theory from personal upbringing
Influenced by ecological theories on imprinting
Strange Situation
Mary Ainsworth (1913-1999)
Situation that exposes infant response:
Attachment Styles:
- Secure, avoidant, anxious-resistant, disorganized
- From reading
From classifications in lab, researchers found a relation to caregiver behavior and responsiveness to child attachment style