DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
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Question
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comfort is a key component
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instincts to attach vary widely in a species
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species will often bond better with an animal of another species
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attachment forms during a critical period
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attachments to inanimate objects are easily reversed
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Detailed explanation-1: -Lorenz found that geese follow the first moving object they see. This process is known as imprinting, and suggests that attachment is innate and programmed genetically.
Detailed explanation-2: -What were the implications of Harlow’s finding? They were able to show that attachment was based on comfort or contact, not feeding. The implications of this finding were helpful in understanding infants’ bond with their caregiver.
Detailed explanation-3: -Lorenz (1952) Lorenz conducted an experiment in which goslings were hatched either with their mother or in an incubator. Once goslings had hatched they proceeded to follow the first moving object that they saw between 13 & 16 hours after hatching; in this case, Lorenz.
Detailed explanation-4: -Lorenz found goslings imprinted on the first moving object they saw which suggest attachment is innate and not learnt. However, the reliability of the learning theory is questioned as it is based on research with animals. behaviorists believe that humans are similar to animals in how they learn.
Detailed explanation-5: -Aim: To investigate the mechanisms of imprinting where the youngsters follow and form an attachment to the first large, moving object that they meet. Procedure: Lorenz (1935) split a large clutch of greylag goose eggs into two batches.