Bowlbys monotropic theory + E

Question 1

What does ‘monotropy’ mean?

Answer 1

The idea is that one relationship that an infant form has special significance.

Question 2

What kind of standpoint is this from?

Answer 2

evolutionary

Question 3

Who was Bowlby’s research influenced by?

Answer 3

Lorenz

Question 4

What is the law of continuity

Answer 4

More constant / predicable time = better quality attachment.

Question 5

What is the law of accumulated separation?

Answer 5

The effect of every separation adds up and decreases the quality of the attachment.

The safest is zero

Question 6

Social releases are when…..

Answer 6

Babies are born with a set of innate cute behaviours. That encourage the attention from adults and make he adults attach to the baby.

Question 7

What r some examples of social releases?

Answer 7

• Smiling

- Cooing

Question 8

Critical period?

What is it?

Answer 8

Is a time period where if an attachment is not formed in this time a child will find it difficult to form another in their time.

Question 9

What age is the critical period between?

Answer 9

6months - 2years

Question 10

What is an internal working model?

Answer 10

Based on the relationship with PAF the child creates a mental representation of what relationships look like and will behave that way.

Question 11

P: concept lacks validity

W

Answer 11

E: Schaffer and Emerson (1964) found that some formed multiple attachments meaning the the attachment was STRONGER not DIFFERENT in quality.

E: The theory could have been incorrect that there is a speciality of the first attachment of the PA

Question 12

P: Evidence supporting social releases

S

Answer 12

E: Brazelton (1975) observed babies when the parents ignored their social releasers and found that they babies became increasing distressed and some eventually stopped and lay motionless

E: TMT the role of social releasers in ED are important and illustrates the concept.

Question 13

P: Support for the internal working model

S

Answer 13

E: Bailey (1975) tested this w. 99 mothers and found that mother with poor attachment = poorly attached babies

E: TST significance of the early attachment on the IWM

Question 14

P: Feminist concerns

W

Answer 14

E: The laws of continuity and accumulated separation suggests that it negatively impacts the child.
Barman (1994) notes that ‘ beliefs like these sets up mothers to take the blame for anything that goes wrong with thee child’

E: The questions the necessity and fairness of the research as it can have negative repercussions . (More harm than good?)