INFLUENCE OF EARLY ATTACHMENT ON LATER RELATIONSHIPS

Question 1

what is important in early attachment as it can affect later relationships?

Answer 1

the internal working model

Question 2

what is the internal working model?

Answer 2

it is the template for future relationships

Question 3

what does a good experience of attachment lead to?

Answer 3

good relationship expectations, people will seek out functional relationships and behave functionally

Question 4

what does a bad experience of attachment lead to?

Answer 4

leads to struggle to form later relationships and behaving inappropriately

Question 5

what do secure infants do?

Answer 5

form better friendships

Question 6

secure infants are…

Answer 6

less likely to bully

Question 7

who found that secure infants form better friendships?

Answer 7

Kerns

Question 8

insecure-avoidant children are…

Answer 8

more likely to be victims of bullying

Question 9

insecure-resistant children are..

Answer 9

more likely to be bullies

Question 10

who conducted the study on infant bullying?

Answer 10

Myron-Wilson and Smith

Question 11

what can the internal working model effect?

Answer 11

parenting style which can be passed down through generations of family

Question 12

what did Hazan and Shaver study?

Answer 12

romantic relationships

Question 13

who conducted the study of romantic relationships?

Answer 13

Hazan and Shaver

Question 14

what did Hazan and Shaver analyse?

Answer 14

they studied 620 replies to a love quiz

Question 15

what 3 things did the love quiz assess?

Answer 15

the most current and important relationship
general love experiences
attachment type

Question 16

what % of respondents in Hazan and Shaver’s study were identified to be securely attached?

Answer 16

56%

Question 17

what % of respondents were identified as insecure-avoidant in Hazan and Shaver’s study?

Answer 17

25%

Question 18

what % of respondents were identified as insecure-resistant in Hazan and Shaver’s study?

Answer 18

19%

Question 19

was attachment type reflected in romantic relationships?

Answer 19

yes as secure had long lasting relationships and avoidant were jealous and feared intimacy

Question 20

what do these studies have an issue with?

Answer 20

validity

Question 21

what are parent-infant interactions measured by?

Answer 21

interviews or questionnaires

Question 22

how is the validity of questionnaires questionned?

Answer 22

depend on respondents being honest and having realistic view on relationships

Question 23

what can the assessment in Hazan and Shaver’s love quiz be seen as?

Answer 23

retrospective as it requires ppts to have accurate recollections of early attachment

Question 24

what is an alternative explanation to the internal working model?

Answer 24

child temperament may influence infant attachment and quality of later relationships

Question 25

why is an alternative explanations such as temperament a problem?

Answer 25

counteracts Bowlby’s view that the internal working model caused this outcome

Question 26

how did Clarke and Clarke criticise the influence of infant attachment on future relationships?

Answer 26

said it was probabilistic as people are not doomed by their attachment type

Question 27

why are these studies sensitive due to them being probablistic?

Answer 27

because they overemphasise the risk of having bad relationships , people become pessimistic