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6. What were the results of Robertson and Robertson's study on John?

  • He showed protest for the first 2 days, then he showed despair as he tried to gain attention from the nurses who were busy with other children so he gave up. Then John showed detachment as he was reluctant to give affection when his mother returned
  • He showed despair for 2 days, then protest as he tried to gain the nurses attention but then he showed detachment when reunited with his mother

7. What did Hodges and Tizard conclude?

  • Children can recover from privation if they are in a good quality, loving environment
  • Children cannot recover from privation if they are in a good quality, loving family

8. What was the method Robertson and Robertson used to study John?

  • A naturalistic experiment in which he was observed and filmed whilst seperated from his mother for 9 days
  • A lab experiment in which he was filmed whilst seperated from his mother for 10 days

9. What year did Hodges and Tizard's study of institutionalised children start?

  • 1989
  • 1998

10. What evaluation points can be used to critique Hodges and Tizard's study?

  • It has a high ecological validity but the sample was small so it is difficult to generalise the results
  • It has low ecological validity but the sample was large so the results can be generalized

11. What type of study was Hodges and Tizard's?

  • longitudinal
  • case

12. What were the results of Hodges and Tizard's study?

  • The adopted group had strong relationships with their families, the others showed poorer family and peer relationships
  • The adopted group had poor relationships with their families, the others showed detachment from all caregivers

13. What are the three stages a child goes through during the disruption of attachment?

  • protest, despair, detachment
  • protest, desensitization, detachment