maternal deprivation

Question 1

who came up with the theory of maternal deprivation

Answer 1

Bowlby

Question 2

how long is the critical period

Answer 2

2 1/2 years

Question 3

what are the two types of effects maternal deprivation can have on development, according to Bowlby

Answer 3

• intellectual development
• emotional development

Question 4

what happens to children’s intellectual development if they’ve experience maternal deprivation

Answer 4

delayed intellectual development
abnormally low IQ

Question 5

what did Goldfarb find in relation to intellectual development and maternal deprivation

Answer 5

children who remained in institutions had a lower IQ than those who had been fostered

Question 6

what is a limitation of Goldfarb’s research findings

Answer 6

there are confounding variables which may have impacted results
- delayed intellectual development may have been caused by early trauma and institutional care

Question 7

what did Bowlby suggest would develop in terms of emotional development if maternal deprivation occurred

Answer 7

• affectionless psychopathy
• the inability to feel guilt or strong emotions towards others
• struggle to develop fulfilling relationships
• criminality

Question 8

what is supporting research for Bowlby’s theory of maternal deprivation

Answer 8

Bowlby’s 44 thieves study

Question 9

what was the methodological process of Bowlby’s 44 thieves study

Answer 9

• 44 teenage criminals compared with a control group of 44 non criminals
• interviewed to assess levels of affectionless psychopathy
• families interviewed to establish any early separations from mothers

Question 10

what is a limitation of Bowlby conducting research to support his own theory

Answer 10

• researcher bias
• desired answer may have impacted results or interactions with ppts

Question 11

what is a limitation of using interviews to assess levels of affectionless psychopathy and maternal deprivation

Answer 11

• ppts may lie due to social desirability bias
• mothers may lie about early separations to avoid the stigma around ‘bad mothers’
• lacks internal validity

Question 12

how many thieves in Bowlby’s 44 thieves study were affectionless psychopaths

Answer 12

14

Question 13

how many of the 14 thieves (in Bowlby’s 44 thieves study) experienced prolonged separation from mother in first two years

Answer 13

12

Question 14

how many individuals from the control group of non-criminals (in Bowlby’s 44 thieves study) experiences long separations from mother

Answer 14

2