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Human Growth and Development / Unit 4   HGD 0483 short lesson, about 20 seconds

Bowlby's Ethological View

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The idea

John Bowlby united biological and cognitive accounts of attachment, building on ethology and on the Harlows' findings.

In practice

Adults drawn to a baby's rounded face, large eyes and short limbs, features Konrad Lorenz described.

Where people slip

These infant features may help draw caregivers in, one biological side of the bond Bowlby described.

Your place on the trail

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