What are the three stages a child goes through during the disruption of attachment?
protest, despair, detachment
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What year was Robertson and Robertson's study on John carried out?
1968
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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
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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
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What was Robertson and Robertson's conclusion?
The seperation had bad effects on John and possibly caused permenant damage to his relationship with his mother
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What points can be used to evaluate Robertson and Robertson's study on John?
His reaction may not have been due to the seperation, there was little control of variables and it would be difficult to replicate but has high ecological validity
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What other research into attachment did Robertson and Robertson do?
They cared for 4 children who were seperated from their parents but provided a high level of subsitute emotional care. This meant the children were happier and more affectionate when reunited with their parents
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What year did Hodges and Tizard's study of institutionalised children start?
1989
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What type of study was Hodges and Tizard's?
longitudinal
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What method did Hodges and Tizard use in their study?
They studied 65 children who had been placed in institutional care and hadn't had the chance to form close relationships with their caregivers. By the age of 4 some had returned to their birth mother (or had been adopted) whilst others stayed
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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
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What did Hodges and Tizard conclude?
Children can recover from privation if they are in a good quality, loving environment
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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
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What year was Robertson and Robertson's study on John carried out?
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1968
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