Internal Working Model

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Bowlby’s internal working model looked at how

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out childhood attachments influence adult relationships

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if a child has a secure attachment to a sensitive caregiver

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they are likely to see themselves as worthy of being loved

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if a child has an insecure attachment with a caregiver who rejects them

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they are likely to see themselves as unworthy to be loved

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these insecure children will then be likely to form

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insecure relationships

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caregiver’s interaction with a child develops the

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child’s internal working model

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what are the three types of attachment?

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secure attachment
insecure-avoidant attachment
insecure-resistant attachment

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secure attachment

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secure relationship

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insecure-avoidant attachment

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avoidant relationship

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insecure-resistant attachment

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resistant relationship

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Hazan and Shaver (1987) developed a study to

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explore how early attachment can predict adult relationships

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Hazan and Shaver date

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1987

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Method: Hazan and Shaver conducted a

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love quiz in a local newspaper

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Method: how many parts did the quiz have?

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two

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Method: what was the first part?

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it assessed the attachment type of each person with their parents

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Method: what was the second part?

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it involved questions asking about their current beliefs about romantic love

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Results: how many responses were analysed?

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620

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Results: they found that there was a correlation between the type of

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childhood attachment and peoples later views on romantic love

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Results: secure children were more likely to have

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happy and trustworthy relationships

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Results: insecure-avoidant children ended up

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fearing intimacy

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Results: insecure-resistant children were more likely

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to be worried that they weren’t loved in their relationships

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Conclusion: Hazan and Shaver concluded that their findings proved

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support for Bowlby’s internal working model

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Conclusion: early attachments

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do influence adult relationships

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Evaluation: the quiz relied on people thinking

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back to their childhood, which isn’t always accurate

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Evaluation: additionally, they study used a volunteer sample so a

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certain type of person might be more likely to respond

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Evaluation: people might have answered untruthfully to

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show themselves in a better light

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Evaluation: they repeated the study in

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2003

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Evaluation: the 2003 study found

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similar results