Human Growth and Development / Unit 4 HGD 0481 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Early Accounts of Attachment
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The idea
Sigmund Freud traced attachment to the oral satisfaction of feeding; Erik Erikson traced it to the trust that consistent care builds.
In practice
Two explanations of the same hungry infant: bonded by the milk, or by the reliable person bringing it.
Where people slip
Freud's feeding account made a testable prediction, and a famous study with monkeys put it to the test.
Your place on the trail
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