Bowbly's monotropic theory
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- Created on: 12-01-17 20:15
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- Bowlby's Monotropic theory
- Bowlbys theory-Attachment behaviours are pre-programmed in our genes in order to provide an adaptive advantage for survial
- The theory is on the nature side of the nature vs nature debate unlike conditioning
- Attachment
- Attachment is based on forming an emotional bond
- Internal working model
- The child acts as a prototype for future relationships
- The continuity hypothesis states that the internal working model based on this relationship influences future relationships
- The child acts as a prototype for future relationships
- Social Releases
- A baby is programmed to show social releases which are behaviour designed to show attraction and response from adults
- Adults the respond to the social releases through sensitive responsiveness
- This can include laughing smiling and crying
- A baby is programmed to show social releases which are behaviour designed to show attraction and response from adults
- Critical period
- Attachment must form in the early ages of 3 years
- If critical period is delayed the child may suffer attachment with the care-giver
- Secure Base
- A child needs a place where they can feel safe when they are scared
- This is important for protection and it will improve the babies chances of survival
- Lorenz experiment on the geese support Bowlby's theory. Lorenz studied imprinting on the birds and discovered most of them occur at critical period. This supports Bowbly's theory of sensitive period
- Harlow's study of the monkeys were raised in isolation which goes against the of monotrophy because they grew up together but with no mother
- Montrophy
- According to Bowlby he believed that infants have an innate tendency to from an attachment to a key person-which is usually the mother. This special intense attachment is called Monotropy
- Bowlbys theory-Attachment behaviours are pre-programmed in our genes in order to provide an adaptive advantage for survial
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