Evaluating The Influence Of Early Attachment

Question 1

Research is correlational:

Answer 1

such research implied that early attachment and later relationships are cause and effect but it is possible that a reason for the link between the 2 is due to something else such as an innate temperament (Kagan)

Question 2

Retrospective classification:

Answer 2

some of the information acquired was based on asking adults about their early lives and such recollections may be flawed due to memories not being accurate

Question 3

Overly determinist:

Simpson et al. (2007)

Answer 3

an individual’s past doesn’t determine future relationships but instead it’s correlational as there is merely a link between the two

Question 4

Low correlations:

Fraley (2002) -

Answer 4

conducted a review of 27 infants who were assessed in infancy and later in adulthood and found a correlation ranging from .50 to as low as .10 suggesting that attachment types aren’t stable