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6. How can inital attachments effect an individual?

  • They form the basis of later relationships, effect a person's sense of self and self assurance but it isn't guaranteed
  • Only negative attachments tend to have implications on future relationships
  • It does not effect an individual, the attachment only changes things between the people involved
  • Initial attachments shape all future attachments for the individual regardless of external factors

7. What are the 3 classifications of attachment quality according to Ainsworth (1969)

  • Secure attachment, Secure avoidant, Insecure ambivalent
  • Secure avoidant, Insecure attachment, Insecure avoidant
  • Secure avoidant, Insecure avoidant, Insecure ambivalent
  • Secure attachment, Insecure attachment, Insecure ambivalent

8. Who researched imprinting in animals?

  • Lorenz (1935)
  • Skinner (1966)
  • Backshott (1955)
  • Simon (1940)

9. How were fathers previously viewed according to Lamb 2000

  • They were seen as removable from children lives, experiences and memories
  • They were seen as detrimental to the child's life and future relationships with role model males
  • They were assumed to be on the periphery of children's lives
  • They were seen as interchangeable in children's lives

10. How can transitional objects be helpful according to Winnitcott?

  • They lessen stress of separation but are only a quick distraction so have no long term impact
  • Lessen stress of separation, soothing and help to make them indepentant
  • They can show us how well the child is developing
  • They can be used to help teach and regulate behavior as it is used as a reward

11. Who conducted the Monkey Love Experiments?

  • Maslow (1959)
  • Harlow (1959)
  • Lorenz (1959)
  • Skinner (1959)

12. Who are the main key players in attachment theory?

  • Freud (pleasure from feeding), Erikson (responsive to needs) and Bowlby (feed seeking)
  • Freud (pleasure from feeding), Erikson (responsive to needs) and Bowlby (proximity seeking)
  • Freud (emotional comfort), Erikson (responsive to needs) and Bowlby (proximity seeking)
  • Freud (pleasure from serving their needs), Erikson (responsive to emotion) and Bowlby (feed seeking)

13. What is the key person approach?

  • A way of working in nurderies in which the whole focus and organisation is aimed at supporting close attachments to an individual nursery staff member
  • It is a way of monitoring the key person impact on the child and the type of person they prefer to be around and learn personal characteristics
  • It is a way of rewarding and disciplining a child encouraging them to learn preferred behavior by using an individual member of the nursery team
  • A way of working which means that a child has one key person a day which is interchangeable to suit shifts

14. Outline the strange situation by Ainsworth

  • A procedure to assess the attachment of a baby with a parent and compare the results between the babies mother and father
  • A procedure to assess the attachment between a mother and baby by asking them to be separated and reunited
  • A test that babies underwent infront of their mother in order to assess their attachment levels
  • It was the process of revealing a strange situation to a baby and seeing if the mother was able to console and comfort that child

15. How did Ainsworth define attachment?

  • An innate ability which increases our closeness and caring for with people around us
  • An emotional bond with the people we initially meet as a child
  • An affectionate tie that one person forms to another
  • A bond that is found between two people which creates a physical reaction

16. How has Thompson (1999) defined the working model?

  • The attachment model is established with primary caregivers and forms their relationship and will not transfer to future ones
  • The attachment model is established with primary caregivers and forms future relationships
  • The attachment model is established through the learning of the child in order to determine their primary caregiver
  • The attachment model is established through learning forms their relationship and will not transfer to future ones