Bowlby/strange Situation

Question 1

Bowlby theory

Answer 1

Adaptive
Social releases
Critical period
Monotropy
Internal working model

Question 2

Adaptive

Answer 2

Ensure survival of child
Get adaptive advantage
Kept safe warm fed

Question 3

Adaptive behaviour

Answer 3

Rooting - head to cheek whne stroked allow infant take in norishment

Breathing - move arm and leg when someone I face protect oxygen intake

Body temp - tucking legs in to stay warm

Question 4

Social releases

Answer 4

Unlock innate tendency in adult to care for them
Physical - baby fave and body proportions
Behavioural - crying cooing smiling

Question 5

Critical period

Answer 5

0-1half years if not fired attachment child damaged socially emotionally intellectually and physically

Question 6

Monotropy

Answer 6

Form a special attachment mum but if non there they are able to bond with another present mother suitable

Question 7

Internal working model

Answer 7

Special mode/ schema all future relationships based on early attachment relationships
Good care giver = good relationship poor caregiver = poor relationship

Question 8

Strength of bowlby

Answer 8

Come from Lorenz research
Explain his study
This support bowlby theory and idea of critical period
That some animals form innate attachment time frame

Question 9

Evaluation bowlby hanz and shaver

Answer 9

Love quiz questionnaire sent 620 people
Found positive correlation between attachment types later love experiences
Support bowlby IWM and childhood effect relationship

Question 10

Weakness of bowlby

Answer 10

Lacks validity
Relationship with caregiver stronger not diffent quality
Attach people same feature as caregiver
Bowlby may be incorrect only one person meet criteria

Question 11

Strange situation

Answer 11

Measure security and quality of attachments

Controlled observation 100 American infants observed through 2 way mirror

Secure 66% insecure avoidant 22%. Insecure resistant 12%

Attachement type determined on mum behaviour

Question 12

Secure attachment

Answer 12

Show moderate stranger/separation distress accept comfort in reunion stage

Question 13

Insecure avoidant

Answer 13

Children explore freely don’t seek proximity no reaction when left no contact whne return

Question 14

Insecure resistant

Answer 14

Seek greater proximity than others explore less huge stranger/separation anxiety resist comfort when reunited

Question 15

Weakness strange situation

Answer 15

Observation overt mum knew being watched
Altered behaviour look like good parent effect response of infant affect validity
Not be accurate representation in real world

Question 16

Weakness strange situation

Answer 16

Lacks ecological validity
Artificial setting unfamiliar to infant and caregiver react diffent to home not sure if behaviour same I’m not a Noval environment