ATTACHMENT EVALUATION

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Caregiver-infant interactions
1) Hard to know whats happening (observing infants) 2) Controlled observations 3) Don't tell us purpose of R+S 4) Research = socially sensitive 5) Research = value to society
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The role of the father
1) Interested in different questions 2) Undermines distinct roles 3) No clear answers (primary attachments) 4) Social bias prevents objectivity 5) Economic implications
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Schaffer's stages of attachment
1) High external validity 2) Longitudinal 3) Problem with multiple attachment 4) Problem with asocial 5) Conflicting evidence on multiple
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Animal studies
1) Cant generalise (birds/monkeys) 2) Imprinting support 3) L's conclusions questioned 4) Harlow = application 5) Unethical
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Attachment explanation - Learning theory
1) Animal studies against food as attachment basis 2) Humans - feeding not important 3) Ignores other factors 4) Some conditioning elements involved 5) Newer explanation - SLT
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Attachment explanation - Bowlby's monotropic theory
1) Mixed monotropy evidence 2) Social releasers support 3) IWM support 4) Monotropy socially sensitive 5) Overemphasised role of attachment
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Strange Situation
1) Predictive validity 2) Inter-rater reliability 3) Culture-bound 4) Temperament = CV 5) Other attachment types
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Cultural variations
1) Meta-analysis 2) Samples not representative 3) Biased UK 4) Alt explanation for culture similarities 5) Temperament = CV
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Bowlby's theory of maternal deprivation
1) MD evidence flawed 2) Counter-evidence 3) Sensitive > critical 4) Animal studies demonstrate 5) Deprivation or privation
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Romanian orphans
1) Practical applications 2) Fewer CVs 3) Cant generalise 4) Not randomly assigned 5) Long term effects unclear
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Early attachment and future relationships
1) Mixed continuity evidence 2) Validity issues 3) Associations > causation 4) Exaggerated influence 5) Problem with IWM research
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