Attachment

  Meltzoff and Moore

6 babies 12-27 days                                                            : (  problems testing with infants

12 babies 16-21 days                                                                reliabilty- infants constanty moving

Adult displayed one of three expressions

responses filmed and identified by observer                        : ( doesnt tell us purposeof sunchrony

Findings: Baby could imitate all expressions                         : (  internal observer increased

Conclusion-                                                                                                     validity

Ability to imitate serves an important building

for later social + cognitive development

Grossman

Studies quality of atachment during infant years                  

compared to adult years

Findings- there were links with mother during adult

years, not with fathers.

Suggests fathers role not as important

Verissimo found realationship with fathers corellated

no. of friends in school

Shaffer

60 babies 31 males 29 female                                               : ) variety of methods

babies and mother visited at home every month for

1st year and at 18 months- self report                                    : ) good external validity

-sepaation anxiety

-stranger anxiety                                                                      : ( sample is biased

Findings

25-32 weeks 50% seperation anxiety signs                               : ( limited measures

40 weeks      80% specific attachment

                     30% multiple attachment

Lorenz

divided cutch of eggs- half mother, half father                               : ) supporting evidence by lorenze

when put together nad released both groups                                     rubber gloves- chickens

went to respected mothers

Imprinting should take place within window of development.          : ( Lorenze questioned

                                                                                                             L- imprinting permanent

Sexual Imprinting- birs imprinted on human displayed                        G- not permanent

courtship behavior.                                                                            : ( critical period challenged

                                                                                                               Sluckin- 4-5 days