Bowlby

Question 1

ASCMIE

Answer 1

Adaptive
Social releasers 
Critical period
Monotropy
Internal working model
Evolutionary

Question 2

Adaptive

Answer 2

• att is adaptive, increases chance of survival

- e.g. rooting, moving arms when face covered

Question 3

Social releasers

Answer 3

• ‘unlock’ innate tendency in adults
• reciprocal process
• e.g. crying, smiling, cooing

Question 4

Critical period

Answer 4

• up to 2 and 1/2 years

- if not attached Bowlby said baby would be emotionally, intellectually damaged

Question 5

Monotropy

Answer 5

• special, intense att

- can happen w anyone present

Question 6

Internal working model

Answer 6

• formed through monotropic att
• view that we hold of ourselves and way we believe others view us
• continuity hypothesis- mono att-> IWM-> adult relationships

Question 7

Social releasers support

Answer 7

P- social releasers are important in att
E- Brazelton instructed baby primary att to ignore social releasers
E- babys became distressed
L- social releasers are crucial to form att to survive, and distress shows its instinctual

Question 8

IWM support

Answer 8

P- support of IWM is Bailey et al (2007)
E- 99 mothers and mother’s mother and babys att quality
E- found moms who has poor att has poor att to their babies
L- supports Bowlby- mother’s own att is based in IWM from their mom

Question 9

Monotropy lacks validity

Answer 9

P- Monotropy lasks external validity
E- Schaffer & Emmerson (1964) found some babies had multiple atts
E- e.g. if all family members provide same key qualities
L- Bowlby must be mistaken about monotropy’s significance