Attachment (Bowlby) Flashcards
Why is attachment beneficial?
Adaptive for survival
What is an example of a social releaser?
Crying
How long is the critical period in humans?
2.5 years
What is monotropy?
Having one intense attachment/bond - usually with the mother
What is the internal working model?
Schema for relationships and influence personality
What is secure base?
Children will use parents to explore surroundings
How does Hazan and Shaver support internal working model?
Found adult relationships match childhood relationships when measured via self-report so its a credible component of the theory
How does Schaffer and Emerson conflict monotropy?
Found 27% of children have joint attachments so monotropy may not be true
Why is Bowlby’s theory useful?
Useful for day care/hospitals: getting key workers who are trained to be sensitive to social releasers and increase contact time with parents during hospital time
Why is Bowlby’s theory socially sensitive?
Blames parent for children’s relationships in the future and their emotional regulation
How does Bowlby’s 44 thieves study support the critical period?
Found 14/44 thieves were classified as affectionless psychopaths so adds credibility to critical period as he suggests separation can cause long term detrimental effects
Why is Bowlby’s theory of attachment evolutionary post hoc?
Bowlby’s theory that attachment was beneficial to survival, cannot be tested as we can not go back in time
How does Rutter conflict Bowlby’s theory?
Separation caused by different things will likely have different effects, so may not be attachment
How does Lorenz’s research on geese support Bowlby’s monotropic theory?
Attachment process of
imprinting was demonstrated to be an innate process with a critical period in geese
Why is using animal research not beneficial for Bowlby’s theory?
Animals are biologically different to humans so there critical period may be different meaning results about the development of a child can not be looked at
