bowlby's theory of monotropy

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did bowlby approve of or reject the learning theory of attachment
he rejected it
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what explanation did he propose instead
an evolutionary explanation
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is attachment innate or learnt?
innate
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why is bowlbys theory described as MONOtropic?
because he places emphasis on one main caregiver - infant attachment
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how is the relationship to this primary caregiver different?
he said that it was qualitatively different to other attachments
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what are the two laws that bowl by created about this attachment?
the law of continuity and the law of accumulated separation
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what is the underlying message of these laws
that this mother figure and the infant should spend as much time together as possible and separation should be very limited.
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give some examples of social releasers
cooing, giggling, gripping someones finger ie cute behaviours
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what is the purpose of social releasers?
to activate the adult attachment system
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what did bowlby suggest the critical period in human infants was?
two years
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what happens if a child doesn't form an attachment within the first two years?
it becomes much harder to form any attachments later in life
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what forms an internal working model?
the attachment and relationship with a childs primary care giver
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what does the internal working model then impact on
future relationships of the child
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why do children from functional family tend to have similar families themselves
because the internal working model affects how children then grow up and form relationships with their own children
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what evaluation is there on the theory of monotropy
the idea that primary attachments are qualitatively different is not always supported. often it is just thought of as stronger rather than more important or genuinely different
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what was Brazletons study?
told mothers to ignore the social releasers of their babies. the response of the baby was distress followed by curling up and lying motionless
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why does this support bowlbys theory of social releasers
because it shows the significance of social releasers in the relationship between care givers and infants
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what did Bailey do?
assessed 99 mothers attachments to their children and then interviewed them on their relationships with their children
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what were the findings?
those who reported a poor relationship with their parents showed signs on having poor relationships with their children as well
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what does this support
the theory of an internal working model affecting later relationships
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what is the feminists argument against the law of accumulated separation
they think that it pushes mothers to make certain lifestyle choices such as not returning to work. this places a massive burden on mothers.
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