Attachment Theory Foundations: Bowlby and Harlow

Major Theoretical Frameworks in Development

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Explain the foundational contributions of John Bowlby and Harry Harlow's surrogate mother experiments to understanding contact comfort and primary attachment.

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Major Theoretical Frameworks in Development

9th Grade · Social Studies · US-FL-SS

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Analyze and compare seminal theories of cognitive, moral, psychosocial, and ecological development across the lifespan.

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SS.912.P.6.8Florida Social Studies Standards · 5th Grade

Discuss theories of social development.

SS.912.P.6.13Florida Social Studies Standards · 5th Grade

Describe the development of attachment and the role of the caregiver.