What did he say about the desire for infants to form attachments?
innate
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Which babies did he claim would survive during evolution?
those who stayed close to their mothers
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What did Bowlby hypothesis about infants and mothers?
they have evolved a biological need to stay in contact with each other.
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What did he believe infants have?
a prime attachment figure
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What did he refer to the bond as?
monotropic
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What is this?
the idea that infants have an inbuilt tendency to form an inital attachment with one attachment figure, usually the mother.
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What are the implications of Bowlby's theory?
a child has an innate need to attach to one main figure, a child should receive the continuous care of this single attachment figure for 2 years, disruption of the bond has negative consequences.
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What are the studies which dispute this?
Schaffer and Emerson, Rutter
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What did Rutter do?
Points out that several indicators of attachment have been shown for a variety of attachment figures.
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