Bowlby's and Ainsworth's work on attachment Flashcards

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what was the aim of 44 thieves

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to see if there is an association between delinquency and maternal deprivation

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what was the procedure of 44 thieves

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  • 44 juvenile thieves (31 boys and 13 girls)
  • he gathered data using interviews, psychological testing trying to look for patterns
  • carried out tests such as IQ and emotional attitudes.
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what were the results of 44 thieves

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  • Bowlby found that 14 of them had emotionless psychopathy.
  • 17 had experienced prolonged separation before the age of 6.
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strengths and weaknesses of 44 thieves

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  • case study is rich in data as used various methods to collect results, however it lacks generalisability as it was done 70 years ago with a small sample size
  • there was a control group of similar children who were not thieves.
  • only 17 out of the 44 thieves suffered maternal deprivation so no conclusions can be drawn that maternal deprivation leads to delinquency.
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what are the main features of Bowlby’s theory

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Adaptive - attachment is an evolutionary trait for survival.
Social cues - bring, smiling and cooing are ways that encourage bond forming.
Critical period - the first two and a half years should be unbroken, if so it can lead to the most adverse affects.
Monotropy - babies have an innate need to form one unbroken attachment.
Internal working model - the template for how our attachment as a child promote future relationship types

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what are weaknesses of Bowlby’s theory

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research shows that babies could form multiple attachments, any baby who receives a suitable response can attach to any caregiver.

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what are the three attachment types and the percentage

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A - anxious avoidant (15%)
B - secure attachment (70%)
C - anxious resistant (15%)

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what are the key features of a Type A child

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anxious avoidant - indifferent to if the mother is there or not, does not check for presence.
does not become distressed when the mother leaves and can seek comfort from a stranger.
shows no interest in the mothers return.

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what are the key features of a Type B child

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secure attachment - becomes upset when the mother leaves the room. is happy when the mother returns and can quickly be calmed

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what are the key features of a Type C child

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anxious resistant - stays close to the mother rather than exploring, cries more than the secure attached child when the mother leaves.
goes for comfort when the mother responds but then rejects her comforting and shows anger.

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Strengths of SSP

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  • used highly standardise procedure involving times episodes so it is replicable.
  • Lab experiment so had controlled procedure. therefore no extraneous variable
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weaknesses of SSP

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  • lacked generalisability as used white middle class families
  • it does not take into account individual difference, for example the procedure may just be observing the temperament of the child
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what was the largest abundance attachment type in Israel

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Type C, this is because mothers were regularly absent and could not give attention all the time

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what was the largest abundance attachment type in Germany

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Type A, this is due to value being placed ion independence and early weaning.

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