explanations for attachment: Bowlby's theory Flashcards
What does Bowlby attachment is?
a innate system which gives a infant a survival advantages, the evolutionary explanation
What is monotropy?
when attachment to the primary attachment figure is special and different
what is the law of continuity?
the more constant and predictable a child’s care the better the quality of attachment
what is the law of accumulated separation?
the effect of every separation from the mothers adding up
what are social releasers?
innate behavior which provokes a adults attachment system causing a attachment
what is the sensitive period?
a 2 year period of time in which a attachment should form, if attachments do not from here it is very hard for any attachments to form
what is the internal working model?
a internal representation of their attachment to their primary attachment figure with act as a basis for all future relationships
What evidence is the to support social releasers?
Brazelton et al observed mothers and babies interactions and assessed the level of interactional synchrony, in the experiment the mother ignore the babies social relasers and at first the baby was distressed but then went quite demonstrating social relasers are meant to elect care-giving
what evidance is there for the internal working model?
Bailey et al observed 99 mothers with one year olds and assessed the quality of the infant attachment to their mothers and also questioned the mothers attachment to their own mothers, they found that mothers who reported poor attachment to their mothers were more likely to have poor attachments to their own infants
why is the internal working model reliable?
meta-analysis by Ijzendoorn of 18 similar studies found similar results: that the quality of attachment is passed through generations
What evidence does Suess et al provide for the internal working model?
the attachment to the mother is important in predicting future behavior
What are the social implications of monotropy?
it places blame on the mothers and puts pressure on their life style choices
what counter argument does Kagan provide?
temperance plays a role in the development of social releasers and late social behaviors
How does Harlow’s research support this theory?
babies used social releasers to obtain contact comfort, emphasizing the importance of the primary carer
