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1 Development in Childhood
EMOTIONAL How is the emotional growth of a child influenced by parenting?

2 Harry Harlow- Discovering Love

3 Attachment (Mary Ainsworth, 1979)

4 What is attachment? An infants tendency to seek close, bonded emotional relationships with particular people.

5 Types of research in developmental psychology:
Cross-sectional - performance of people of different age groups is compared ( Kinsey) Longitudinal - performance of one group of people is assessed repeatedly over time ( attachment) Sequential – combines above into a single study

6 What happened in the Strange Situation Experiment?
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7 Securely Attached The infant seeks out the mother and is comforted by the mom’s presence % of all babies

8 Insecurely Attached- Avoidant
The infant avoids the mother upon her return Approximately 20% of all babies fall into this category.

9 Insecurely Attached- Ambivalent
The infant seeks out the mother and then squirms to get away 10 % of all babies

10 What leads to development of attachment responses?
Secure? Insecure?

11 Disorganized These children are from abusive homes. This can be either physical, emotional or sexual abuse. 5 % of those tested.

12 Why does attachment matter? (Preschool / Early elementary results)
Secure Attachment = These children respond well to challenges, are social leaders, and are eager to learn. Insecure Attachment = These children can be socially withdrawn, less curious and assertive.

13 Attachment and Romance ( Hanzan & Shaver, 1987)
Secure- Trust others in relationships, form long term bonds Avoidant- Can become uncomfortable depending on others. Are nervous in intimate relationships. Ambivalent- Can be anxious about the love of others. May cling or become overly dependent.

14 DOES PARENTING MATTER? (Baumrind’s Theory)- Handout
Authoritarian- Highest rate of rule compliance, most rebellion without supervision Authoritative- Democratic, Responsive, High expectations Indulgent- Accepting ,Responsive, no demands

15 Parenting Styles Impact
Accepting-child center Rejecting, Parent center Authoritarian Indulgent Neglecting Demand Authoritative Undemand

16 Parenting Style of Mothers
Permissive= 1,6,10 Authoritarian = 2,3,7,9 Authoritative= 4,5,8

17 Review & Wrap up The principal difference between a longitudinal and cross sectional study is 1) The number of participants involved 2) the developmental stage of participants 3)the time span of study 4)the sampling method used to chose participants

18 Continued… Harlow's experiments with substitute mothers made of wire demonstrated the importance of what aspect of nurturing? 1) feeding 2)imprinting 3)touch 4)stranger anxiety

19 And… Which of the following attachment styles did Mary Ainsworth find most in her research… 1)avoidant 2)authoritarian 2)secure 4)anxious/ambivalent

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