Attachment essay plans 5.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? PsychologyAttachmentA2/A-levelAQA Created by: Rosiem2102Created on: 10-07-18 12:22 Describe and evaluate research into caregiver-infa Reciprocity It is hard to know what is happening when observing infants Interactional synchrony Controlled observations capture fine detail Observations don't tell us the purpose of reciprocity and interactional synchrony Conclusion Socially sensitive research: working mothers 1 of 10 Describe and evaluate schaffer's stages of attachm Asocial stage Indiscriminate stage Difficulty measuring the asocial stage Specific attachment Multiple attachment Conflicting evidence for multiple attachment Measuring multiple attachment Conclusion Schaffer and Emerson used limited behavioural measures of attachment 2 of 10 Describe and evaluate animal studies of attachment Harlow's research (procedure) Theoretical value Findings Maternally deprived monkeys as adults Practical value Ethical issues Conclusion Can Harlow's findings really be applied to humans? 3 of 10 Describe and evaluate learning theory as an explan Classical conditioning Counter-evidence from animal research Operant conditioning Counter-evidence from human research Ignores other factors associated with forming attachments Conclusion Some elements of condiitioning could still be involved 4 of 10 Describe and evaluate Bowlby's monotropic theory o Monotropy + social releasers Mixed evidence for monotropy Critical period Support for social releasers Internal working model Support for internal working model Conclusion Monotropy is a socially sensitive idea 5 of 10 Describe and evaluate the strange situation Procedure Support for validity Findings Good reliabilty The test may be culture-bound Conclusion There is at least one more attachment type 6 of 10 Describe and evaluate research into cultural varia Procedure Large samles Findings Measured differences between countries and not cultures Method of assessment may be biased Conclusion The Strange Situation lacks validity 7 of 10 Describe and evaluate Bowlby's theory of maternal 44 thieves study The evidence may be poor Separation versus deprivation Counter development Effects on development The critical period is actually more of a sensitive period Conclusion Animal studies show effects of maternal deprivation 8 of 10 Describe and evaluate research into romanian orpha Procedure Real-life application Findings Lack of extraneous varibles The Romanian orphanages were not typical Conclusion The long-term effects are not yet clear 9 of 10 Describe and evaluate research into the influence Myron-Wilson and Smith study Evidence of continuity of attachment type is mixed Hazan and Shaver Most studies have issues of validity Association does not mean causality Conclusion Self-report is conscious but internal working models are not 10 of 10
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