attachment exam questions Flashcards
Outline how Lorenz and Harlow studied attachment using animals.
lorenz
-geese were randomly divided into two groups -one hatched with the mother
-the other group was the incubator group and were hatched with lorenz.
-the behaviour of the geese were recorded.
harlow
in a controlled enviroment ,infant monkeys reared up with two surrogate mothers
one wired to a food dispenser and one cloth covered with no food
time spent with the mothers were recorded
Briefly discuss one limitation of using animals to study attachment in humans.
extrapolation problem what applies to humans may not apply to non humans
Outline research findings that challenge the learning theory of attachment.
schaffer and emerson found that less than half had an attachemnt to person who fed the child.
Referring to Abi and her family, explain what psychologists have discovered about the
internal working model.
the working model shows that the primary relationship formed acts as a template on future relationships
continuity of quality of relationships over generations.
the child uses their internal working model of the relationship with their mother to form relationships with other children
Explain Bowlby’s monotropic theory. Refer to the data from the table in part (a) in
your answer.
unique relationship with mother -monotropic
critical period is 2 years
importance of internal working model
social releasers to facilitate a bond
Outline and evaluate learning theory as an explanation of attachment.
according to learning theory ,attachment is formed through classical conditioning and operant conditioning.
food is an unconditioned stimuli which produces a conditioned response.the mother becomes a conditioned stimuli since she is associated with food. the mother provides primary reinforcment
Briefly evaluate research into caregiver-infant interaction
Name three of the stages of attachment identified by Schaffer.
