| Description | Key Term |
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| care for children under school age: usually either informal care, aupair/nanny or registered childminders | |
| specific period of time when something HAS to develop | |
| Means 'built in' | |
| The idea that the first attachment forms a 'blueprint' for all future attachments | |
| Institutionalised behaviour, primarily attention seeking behaviour towards any adult. | |
| In Ainsworth's study, they were very upset on separation, but reacted angrily when mum returned | |
| Study which simply compiles other studies and analyses the collective results. | |
| Behaviour patterns of children raised in orphanages, children's homes, etc. | |
| Name of a famous study into attachment by Ainsworth | |
| In this sense, the lack of an attachment in terms of never having it in the first place. Very rare. | |
| When a young infant is upset at their attachment figure leaving | |
| In Ainsworth's study, they missed their mum but were easily comforted when she returned. | |
| Behaviour learned through association. Learning is subconscious and uncontrolled | |
| According to Schaffer and Emerson, when a baby is wary of unfamiliar people | |
| According to Maccoby, where two people with an attachment to each other try and stay close | |
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| the so-called fourth attachment type according to Main and Solomon | |
| The idea that the first attachment is used as a basis for other relationships in life | |
| In Ainsworth's study, they didn't base behaviour around mum, and didn't seek comfort when she returned | |
| An emotional link between two people | |
| experiment in a field setting where the IV is already set by someone else | |
| aka Separation: where the child spends time away from their primary caregiver | |
| According to Schaffer and Emerson, when a baby is distressed when the caregiver leaves them, this is a sign of attachment | |
| A period of time when something is likely to occur | |
| When a baby welcomes back their attachment figure, according to Maccoby | |
| Behaviour learned through reward and punishment: learning is conscious and controlled | |
| the study of animal behaviour | |
| The tendency for babies to form a primary attachment to one caregiver | |
| refers to the future: such studies follow participants over long period of time from start of study | |
| study that follows the same people over a long period of time | |
| Set of feelings that tie one person to another: 'one-way attachment' | |
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