Attachment, Self-Development, and Social Cognition

Vocabulary flashcards covering Module 5 (Attachment & Intimate Relationships) and Module 6 (Development of the Self & Social Cognition), including attachment phases, parenting styles, Erikson's psychosocial stages, Piaget's cognitive stages, Vygotsky's sociocultural theory, and Theory of Mind.

What term describes the strong, reciprocal affectionate bond formed between an infant and a caregiver through close contact?

Emotional attachment

What concept refers to sensitive, coordinated, and responsive emotional interactions between an infant and caregiver that emerge around 4 to 9 weeks?

Interactional synchrony

Which initial attachment phase occurs during the first 6 weeks of life, when an infant shows minimal behavioral differences between social and nonsocial stimuli?

Asocial phase

During which attachment phase (2 to 6 months) do infants display non-exclusive warmth toward all humans while finding familiar caregivers most comforting?

Indiscriminate attachment phase

Which attachment phase emerges between 7 and 9 months and is characterized by separation protest and stranger wariness?

Specific attachment phase

Which theoretical perspective argues that attachment forms because a caregiver is paired with primary needs like food and warmth, becoming a secondary reinforcer?

Learning theory of attachment

Which theory proposes that attachment requires cognitive maturation, specifically familiarity discrimination and object permanence to prevent absence from feeling like abandonment?

Cognitive developmental theory of attachment

What cognitive framework consists of dynamic mental representations of the self and relationships that form in childhood and guide socio-emotional processing into adulthood?

Internal working model

Which attachment style is demonstrated when a child uses the caregiver as a base to explore, shows appropriate separation distress, and is easily comforted upon reunion?

Secure attachment

Which attachment style is marked by extreme separation distress, intense craving for closeness, difficulty trusting, and chronic fear of abandonment?

Ambivalent attachment

Which attachment style is characterized by defensive independence, emotional withdrawal, lack of preference for the caregiver, and minimizing others' feelings?

Avoidant attachment

Which parenting style combines high demandingness with high responsiveness, utilizing clear standards, assertive guidance, democratic discussions, and warmth?

Authoritative parenting

Which parenting style features high demandingness and low responsiveness, relying on rigid obedience, punitive control, and minimal emotional warmth?

Authoritarian parenting

Which parenting style combines low demandingness with high responsiveness, characterized by few rules, high indulgence, and avoidance of confrontation?

Permissive parenting

Which parenting style

A parenting style characterized by low demandingness and low responsiveness, marked by neglect, absent rules, lack of expectations, and emotional detachment from the child.