Bowlby's Theory Evaluation

Question 1

Strength to Imprinting.

Answer 1

Lorenz. Baby gooslings imprinted on him as their mother. Enhanced their survival.

Question 2

Strength to Sensative Period.

Answer 2

Hodges and Tizard. Children who didn’t form an attachment had difficulties with peers.

Question 3

Strength to Universality.

Answer 3

Tronick et al. African tribe - many women fed a baby but the attachment lied with its mother.

Question 4

Strength to Monotropy and Hierarchy.

Answer 4

Tronick et al. Women were a secondary attachment, but mother a primary.

Question 5

Strength to Caregiver sensitivity.

Answer 5

Schaffer. Observed infants whose mothers responded quickly with the most sensitivity. Weakly attached infants’ mothers didn’t respond enough.

Question 6

Strength to Continuity hypothesis.

Answer 6

Minnesota longitudinal study. Followed participants from infancy to late adolscence. Found continuity between early attachments and later behaviour.

Question 7

Describe the weakness Multiple Attachments.

Answer 7

There are no secondary or primary attachments. Siblings are important for learning how to negotiate with peers - Grossmans.
Prior found evidence that points towards Bowlby’s theory, however.

Question 8

Describe the weakness Alternate explanation.

Answer 8

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