Continuity

Question 1

In Hazan and Shaver’s love quiz how many times more likely are insecurely attached people to have a divorce

Answer 1

avoidant = 12%
resistant = 10%

Question 2

how did simpson (2007) measure continuity

Answer 2

• infancy = caregivers reported on childrens attachment behaviour at one year old
• early childhood = 6-8 years teachers rated peer group interaction
• adolescence = 16 year old questioned about close friendships
• adulthood = 20+ years old romantic partners interviewed about relationship experience

Question 3

identify two roles of the father

Answer 3

• the one who delivers love and security

Question 4

hazan and shavers conclusions on insecurely attached children

Answer 4

• resistant = worried their adult partners didn’t really love them - experience love in extreme highs and lows
• avoidant = fear intimacy - believed they did not need love to be happy

Question 5

According to Markus and Cross (1990) how would a child with inconsistent or unresponsive mother see themselves in terms of the IWM

Answer 5

view themselves as unacceptable and unworthy

Question 6

discussion point in relation to the role of the father

Answer 6

strength = The role of fathers as secondary attachment figures can be explained through biological processes and gender stereotyping.

weakness = A weakness of research into attachment figures is that there are inconsistent findings as to the role of the father in attachments. different researchers are interested in different research questions