CoursePSY404

Week16 of 16

SemesterII

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This week’s topics

Final assessment and submission

Final coursework submission
Assessment against all criteria

What you will be able to do

1.1 Explain learning theory of attachment.
1.2 Explain the development of attachments using learning theory.
2.1 Explain what is meant by the term ‘reciprocity’ in relation to caregiver–infant interactions.
2.2 Explain what is meant by the term ‘interactional synchrony’ in relation to caregiver–infant interactions.
2.3 Research psychological studies relating to caregiver-infant interactions.
3.1 Explain attachment.
3.2 Describe how attachment develops in humans and animals.
3.3 Describe the main studies investigating the development of attachment in humans and animals.
4.1 Describe how attachment can vary between individuals and cultures.
4.2 Evaluate whether patterns of attachment appear to be universal or are subject to cultural influences.

Activity

Final assessment week: submission of the unit assignment.

Study materials

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Course plan

Week 1: Learning theory of attachment: classical and operant condit…
Week 2: Bowlby's monotropic theory, internal working model, materna…
Week 3: Reciprocity and interactional synchrony in caregiver–infant…
Week 4: Observational research on infants and problems of testing i…
Week 5: What attachment is
Week 6: The role of the father and primary attachment figures
Week 7: Animal studies: Lorenz's imprinting, Harlow's research, eth…
Midterm: Midterm evaluation
Week 9: Ainsworth's Strange Situation and individual differences in…
Week 10: Cultural variations: Van IJzendoorn and Kroonenberg (1988)
Week 11: Universality versus cultural influence; indigenous theories…
Week 12: Applying The Development of Attachments in practice: case s…
Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
Week 15: Review and coursework completion
Final: Final assessment and submission

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