Bowlby's theory of attachment
- Created by: Dugdale
- Created on: 27-04-15 10:30
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- Attachment Theory
- Sensitive Period
- Between birth and 2 and a half years, their social capability could be damaged.
- This theory suggests that infants have inmate behaviours and tendencies which lead to caregiving from their guardian.
- Monotropy
- The child develops a special relationship with one primary caregiver
- Social releasers
- Physical, and behavioural attributes in the child.
- These bring out innate caregiving tendencies.
- Physical, and behavioural attributes in the child.
- Internal working model
- When a child makes an attachment, they will build up a schema of what it is like to have a friendship type relatationship
- Research support
- Hazan and Shaver
- Love quiz
- Results found that those who were securely attached had stable relationships. Those who weren't, suffered instability in their relationships.
- The data was collected via self report, means that demand characteristics could play a factor
- Negatives
- Theory overemphasises the role of the mother as the father also has an important part in the development of the child.
- Negatives
- The data was collected via self report, means that demand characteristics could play a factor
- Results found that those who were securely attached had stable relationships. Those who weren't, suffered instability in their relationships.
- Love quiz
- Hazan and Shaver
- Negatives
- Theory overemphasises the role of the mother as the father also has an important part in the development of the child.
- Sensitive Period
- AO2
- AO1
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