Bowlby Eval

Question 1

Adaption eval

Answer 1

Lorenz
Animals research into attachment provides supportive evidence for Bowlbys assumption that attachment is adaptive

Question 2

How does Lorenzs study support adaptation?

Answer 2

He found that geese follow the first object they see in the 4-24 hrs period
Imprinting suggests attachment is innate and genitically pre programmed

Question 3

Social releasers eval

Answer 3

Brazelton still face experiment
Cute baby behaviours are designed to elicit interactions from a caregiver

Question 4

How does the still face experiment prove social releasers?

Answer 4

When primary caregivers ignored the baby they found that initially tried harder to gain attention and then became distressed, motionless and unresponsive

Suggests social releases and caregiver interactions play a fundamental role in the beginning of attachment

Question 5

Critical period eval

Answer 5

The koluchlova twins
The twins were kept in dark cellars
At 7 they had the development of a 3 year old

Once adopted they went on to live normal lives and higher IQs

Question 6

How do the koluchova twins disprove the critical period?

Answer 6

After the critical period the child would not develop and live a normal life
The critical period may be to rigid

Question 7

Monotropy eval

Answer 7

Feminists say it reinforces gender stereotypes
They feel guilt about going back to work (Burman)
Puts the blame on the mother

Question 8

Internal working model eval

Answer 8

Bailey et al
99 mothers
Researched their attachment type
-with their one year old baby
-with their own mothers
=same attachment type

Question 9

How does Bailey support Monotropy?

Answer 9

Supporting the idea that the IWM and that attachment with own children is influential by the template of attachment with own mother