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ED 213 Ch. 6
Ch. 6 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Attachment | a deep and enduring affectionate bond that connects one person to another across time and space. |
Attachment hierarchy | the vertical organization of primary and secondary attachment figures for a specific child, with a preferred attachment figure at the top. |
Secure base | an attachment figure who engenders a child’s confidence and security, because of willingness to be available when needed while the child explores novel environments. |
Ethology | a subdiscipline of biology that seeks to understand the cause and function of animal (including human) behavior. |
Strange Situation Procedure (SSP) | a 22-minute laboratory task designed to test quality of attachment in which children under age 6 are stressed by maternal separation and stranger presence. |
Adult Attachment Interview | a lengthy interview designed to determine adolescents’ or adults’ “state of mind” regarding the quality of attachment to each parent. |
Secure attachment | form of attachment characterized by feelings of security, open communication, and mutual delight. |
Avoidant attachment | a form of insecure attachment characterized by anxiety, emotional distancing, rejection, and anger. |
Resistant attachment | a form of insecure attachment characterized by exaggerated emotions, clinginess, and intense attachment behaviors. |
Disorganized attachment | a form of insecure attachment characterized by no coherent pattern of response to the parent. |
Internal Working Models (IWMs) | memories and expectations of the self and others that influence whether children approach or avoid others, with either positive or hostile emotions. |
Sensitive responsiveness | a style of interaction in which an adult reads the child’s cues accurately and responds promptly and appropriately. |
School bonding | a sense of belonging at school and having a network of relationships with peers and teachers. |
Behavioral inhibition | the tendency to be wary and restrict one’s approach to new people, events, or objects. |
Temperament | individual differences in reactivity (in emotions, motor activity, or attention) and the ability to control this reactivity. |
Personality | a constellation of traits that distinguishes one person from another. |
Personality traits | the tendency to behave, think, and feel in certain consistent ways. Five traits that account for much of the variation in personality are openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism (OCEAN). |