Bowlby's theories

Question 1

in bowlby’s monotropic theory, why do babies form attachments?

Answer 1

bowlby believed babies have an innate drive to form an attachment

Question 2

in bowlby’s monotropic theory, what is the critical period for forming an attachment?

Answer 2

three to six months

Question 2

in bowlby’s monotropic theory, what is the effect of not forming an attachment during this critical period?

Answer 2

they have difficulty forming attachments later on

Question 2

in bowlby’s monotropic theory, what are social releasers?

Answer 2

an important mechanism, in which a baby attempts to elicit caregiving behaviour from an adult through actions such as smiling and having a ‘baby face’

Question 2

in bowlby’s monotropic theory, what was believed to be the catalyst for forming attachments?

Answer 2

bowlby believed it was determined by sensitivity

Question 2

in bowlby’s monotropic theory, what is monotropy?

Answer 2

the singular special bond that a baby forms with a caregiver