Influence of Early Attachment on Later Relationships 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyAttachmentA2/A-levelAQA Created by: Noordius555Created on: 03-06-18 19:54 What is Bowly's internal working model theory? a mental representation and template of future relationships based on the child's primary attachment 1 of 11 Describe relationships in later childhood securely attached children have better friendships and are unlikely to be involved in bullying 2 of 11 Describe the procedure of McCarthy's study 40 adult women who were assessed as infants were later assessed for romantic relationships. analysed 620 replied to a 'love quiz' 3 of 11 Describe the findings of McCarthy's study 56% identified themselves as securely attached - they were more likely to have good and long lasting relationships 4 of 11 Describe the procedure of Bailey's study assessed attachment of 99 mothers to their babies and their own mothers 5 of 11 Describe the findings of Bailey's study the majority of mothers has the same attachment classification both to their babies and their own mothers 6 of 11 EVALUATION - evidence on continuity of attachment type mixed - McCarthy's study suggests continuity but Zimmerman found little relationship between quality of infant and adolescent attachment 7 of 11 EVALUATION - most studies have issues of validity most use interviews or questionnaires - depends on respondents being truthful and realistic + retrospective nature 8 of 11 EVALUATION - association does not mean causality parenting style and temperament could cause/affect the attachment and child's ability to form relationships 9 of 11 EVALUATION - influence of early attachment is probabilistic Clarke and Clarke; people are not doomed to always have bad relationships just because they had attachment issues 10 of 11 EVALUATION - self-report in conscious but internal working models are not not aware of the influence of internal working model and cannot expect to get direct evidence about them by means of interview and questionnaire 11 of 11
AQA A Psychology A2 Relationships (Influence of Childhood on Adult Relationships) Revision Notes 0.0 / 5
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