Evaluation Of Bowlbys Maternal Deprivation

Question 1

Replicas that produce different results

Answer 1

Lewis partially replicated the 44 thieves study on a larger scale. She did not find that early prolonged separation from the mother predicted criminality or forming close relationships.

Question 2

Deprivation and privation are separate

Answer 2

Rutter claimed that when Bowlby discussed deprivation he was in fact muddling two concepts. Rutter drew a distinction between deprivation, which really means loss of primary attachment figure after attachments and privation meaning the failure to form an attachment in the first place.

Question 3

There are more factors than maternal deprivation

Answer 3

Bowlby often studied children who were orphaned during war. These children were traumatised and lived in poor conditions regardless.

Question 4

Not all aspects are affected

Answer 4

Levy et al showed that separating a baby from their mother for as little as a day had permanent effects on their social development but no other aspects of social development.

Question 5

Research support- 44 thieves

Answer 5

Bowlbys 44 thieves study. Showed over half of thieves experienced maternal deprivation. 32% also showed affection less psychopathy.

Question 6

Research support- Harlow

Answer 6

Harlow took Monkeys from their mother and found when places with other monkeys they behaved differently and these effects lasted and effected them when becoming parents.

Question 7

Research refuting

Answer 7

Koluchova studied twins that suffered maternal deprivation but all affects were reversed after adoption showing not attaching in critical period doesn’t have permanent effects.