Bowlby’s Theory Of Maternal Deprivation

Question 1

Strength: RTS by BOWLBY

Answer 1

44 Juvenile thieves study, interviewed an opportunity sample of 44 juvenile thieves, signs of affection less psychopathy, interviewed their parents to see if any long periods of separation within the critical period, those who had affectionless psychopathy more likely to have experienced long separations where an element of care was lost, supports as long separation can lead to negative consequences

Question 2

Weakness: criticism of juvenile thieves study

Answer 2

Findings from 44 study are based on retrospective data, relies on the memory of the juveniles parents to recall periods of separation in childhood, could have lied to present selves in better light or forgotten it, reduces internal Val, weakness support the research provides for theory

Question 3

Weakness: RTC by LEWIS

Answer 3

she partially replicated the 44 thieves study on a larger scale, looking at 500 young people, in her sample a history of early prolonged separation from the mother did not predict criminality or difficulty forming close relationships, contradicts Bowlby’s theory