6.3

Attachment

AP Psychology

What is attachment?

John Bowlby — Attachment theory

Key claims

Harry Harlow — Contact comfort

The experiment

Results

Conclusion

Long-term effects

Mary Ainsworth — The Strange Situation

Procedure

Attachment styles

What creates secure attachment?

Effects of attachment style

Temperament

Thomas and Chess — Three temperament types

Goodness of fit

Imprinting

Effects of deprivation

Institutional deprivation

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