3.1: The role of the father

Question 1

Outline what psychologists have discovered about the role of the father in attachment behaviour (6 marks)

Answer 1

Psychologists have found that the degree of sensitivity is important

Question 2

Outline what psychologists have discovered about the role of the father in attachment behaviour (6 marks).
Psychologists have found that the degree of sensitivity is important, why?

Answer 2

Psychologists have found that the degree of sensitivity is important, as more secure attachments have been found in fathers who show greater sensitivity to their children’s needs

Question 3

Outline what psychologists have discovered about the role of the father in attachment behaviour (6 marks).
Psychologists have found that the degree of sensitivity is important, as more secure attachments have been found in fathers who show greater sensitivity to their children’s needs.
What is important too?

Answer 3

The type of attachment a father had with his own father is important too

Question 4

Outline what psychologists have discovered about the role of the father in attachment behaviour (6 marks).
Psychologists have found that the degree of sensitivity is important, as more secure attachments have been found in fathers who show greater sensitivity to their children’s needs.
The type of attachment a father had with his own father is important too, why?

Answer 4

The type of attachment a father had with his own father is important too, as single-parent fathers tend to form similar attachments with their children that they had with their own parents

Question 5

Outline what psychologists have discovered about the role of the father in attachment behaviour (6 marks).
Psychologists have found that the degree of sensitivity is important, as more secure attachments have been found in fathers who show greater sensitivity to their children’s needs.
The type of attachment a father had with his own father is important too, as single-parent fathers tend to form similar attachments with their children that they had with their own parents.
What is also important?

Answer 5

Marital intimacy is also important

Question 6

Outline what psychologists have discovered about the role of the father in attachment behaviour (6 marks).
Psychologists have found that the degree of sensitivity is important, as more secure attachments have been found in fathers who show greater sensitivity to their children’s needs.
The type of attachment a father had with his own father is important too, as single-parent fathers tend to form similar attachments with their children that they had with their own parents.
Marital intimacy is also important, why?

Answer 6

Marital intimacy is also important, as the degree of intimacy the father has within his relationship with his partner affects the type of attachment he forms with his children