At2 Flashcards
What are the 4 ways to assess attachment?
seperation anxiety
stranger anxiety
reunion behaviour
willingness to explore
what are the 2 caregiver-infant interactions?
reciprocity
interactional synchrony
whats the difference between reciprocity and interactional synchrony?
reciprocity- turn taking, responding in turn e.g. smiling back
inter sync- mirroring in synchrony, e.g. baby moves head in time with mother
what are the 4 stages of attachment as identified by schaffer? (explain their features and give rough age estimates at which they develop)
ASOCIAL 0-6w recognise specific faces happier with human than alone INDISCRIMINATE 6w-6m smile more at familiar than not familiar accept comfort from anyone SPECIFIC 7m sep anx, stranger anx primary attachmentt formed MULTIIPLE 10/11m secondary attachments with familiar adults
what was schaffer and emersons procedure and what did they find/conclude?
logitudinal study
60 gasgow babies in home
found sensitivity increases attachment
and formed the stages of att
whats a strength and limitation of schaffers stages of att?
clear stages, specific order longitudinal study allows to see detailed development
timings of stages unclear and longituddinal=high attrition rate
what are 3 arguement FOR the idea that fathers are important
often 2ndry attahment
att level is due to responsiveness not gender
important in play
what are 2 arguments for the father not being important?
nmot enough oestrogen to be sufficiently nurturing
children with lesbo parents dont develop any differently
what were the aims and procedures of Mary Ainsworths strange situation?
aim- assess attachment between pcg and child seeing if sensitivity affects attachment
procedure-
caregiver watch child play-willingness to explore
stranger enters- stranger anx
caregiver leaves- sep anx
caregiver re enters- reuinion beaviour
In the findings of the strange situation, what attachment type was formed by a sensitive mother? (give the 4 characteristics of this attachement type)
secure (B) willlingness to exp stranger anx sep anx reuinion behaviour
In the findings of the strange situation, what attachment type was formed by a unresponsive mother? (give the 4 characteristics of this attachement type)
insecure avoidant (A) No willingness to explore no stranger anx no sep anx no reuinion behaviour
In the findings of the strange situation, what attachment type was formed by an inconsistant mother? (give the 4 characteristics of this attachement type)
insecure resistant (c) no willingness to explore extreme stranger anx extreme sep anx try to find comfort in reuinion but don't
what are 3 limitations of the strange situation?
informed consent /protextion from harm of children-distress
socially sensitive-pressure mothers not to work
demand characteristics- display socially acceptable behaviourr
what was the procedure of Van Ijzendoorn and Krooenburg’s study of cultural variations of attachment?
32 different studies, 8 countries, meta analysis
whats a strength of the fact Ijzendoorn did a meta analysis?
lare samples increase validity