Attachment - Bowlby's Monotropic Theory of Attachment

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  • Created on: 19-11-19 17:41

1. Why is Bowlby's monotropic theory socially sensitive?

  • Because as Burman pointed out it is deterministic, suggesting that one will inevitably have poor future attachments if they had a poor first attachment
  • Because as Burman pointed out, it blames mothers for an unsuccessful attachment and later issues in the child's life, forcing them into particular lifestyle choices such as not returning to work in fear they'll damage their child
  • Because People found his 44 thieves study unethical
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2. How long does Bowlby claim the critical period is?

  • 2 years
  • 2 months
  • 6 moths
  • 2.3 years

3. Which attachment did Bowlby say forms an internal working model of relationships?

  • Any
  • Third
  • Second
  • First
  • None, it forms at birth

4. One's internal working model has little impact on one's future relationships and own parenthood

  • False
  • True

5. Which of the following is not a strength of Bowlby's Monotropic theory

  • Kagan's alternative explanation of temperament
  • Brazelton found that when the primary attachment figure ignored their child's social releasers, they curled up motionless
  • Bailey's study of mothers comparing their attachment to their parents and their own children
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