A - Maternal Deprivation Hypothesis Flashcards
what is the differences between separation, deprivation and privation
separation does not cause harm
deprivation is extended periods of separation that does cause harm - not enough emotional care
privation never has the opportunity to form an attachment bond
what did Bowlby say were the 2 main impacts of maternal deprivation
intellectual development: abnormally low IQ
emotional development: had affectionless psychopathy
what did Goldfarb find
Lower IQ in children who remained in institution rather than those who were fostered
what is affectionless psychopathy
the inability to experience guilt or strong emotion towards others, lack remorse
what happened in Bowlby’s 44 thieves study
aim: examine the link between affectionless psychopathy and maternal deprivation
proce: 44 criminal teenager accused of stealing were interviewed for traits of affectionless psychopathy, the families were also interviewed
they were compared to a control group of 44 non-criminal tennagers who had emotional disruption
what were the findings of the 44 thieves study
14 of 44 thieves can be described as affectionless psychopaths, 12 of which experienced prolonged separation from their mothers in the first 2 years of life
conclusion: early separation/deprivation causes affectionless psychopathy
AO3: X what were the problems with the 44 thieves research
- families had to self-report prolonged separation so could have lied (social desirability bias)
- retrospective data - memory is unreliable
- researcher bias from Bowlby during the interviews
AO3: why is MDH socially sensitive
labels institutionalised children as low IQ, gives them a self-fulfilling prophecy
AO3: problems between the mix up between deprivation and privation
can never know for certain which one has occur
subjective information and unobservable as it relies on Ryan’s memory
