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PYC4805 ASSIGNMENT 2 2026
DUE JUNE 2026
Question 1
Critically discuss how early social relationships influence social and emotional
development. In your answer, refer to relevant developmental theories and
empirical research, including the evolutionary psychology perspective. In your
discussion, analyse how different forms of attachment influence psychosocial
development with reference to Erik Erikson’s psychosocial development theory.
Early social relationships, especially those with primary caregivers, play an important
role in a child’s social and emotional development during infancy and early childhood.
According to the evolutionary psychology perspective, attachment behaviours help
children survive and adapt by keeping them close to caregivers. Different attachment
styles, such as secure and insecure attachment, strongly influence how children resolve
Erikson’s early psychosocial crises. According to Becvar and Becvar (2013), Erikson’s
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