attachment-based intervention

any early intervention based on attachment theory and focused on enhancing parents’ or caregivers’ ability to perceive their children’s attachment signals accurately and to respond to those signals in an adequate and prompt way. The goal is to foster secure attachment relationships and prevent less optimal or deviant developmental pathways in children.

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Psychology term of the day

December 27th 2024

sexual imprinting

the development of a preference for a sexual partner that occurs during a sensitive or critical period. For example, if zebra finches are cross-fostered to Bengalese finch parents for the first 40 days of life, they will prefer to mate with Bengalese finches as adults. In addition, birds often prefer to socialize with other birds that resemble those they were exposed to in the first month of life.