Explanations of attachment: Bowlby's theory

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MY flashcards on Bowlby's theory of attachment - AQA psychology
Elise Lambert
Flashcards by Elise Lambert, updated more than 1 year ago
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What is Bowlby's theory of attachment? That Attachment is an innate system that gives animals a survival advantage
How do you explain natural selection? Traits which offered our ancestors a survival advantage would be passed on to offspring.
What is the process of infants wanting to be close to their parents? Proximity-seeking
What does monotropic attachment mean? One attachment which is special or unique from other attachments.
What does a monotropic attachment create? A good internal working model
What are social releasers? a set of innate 'cute' behaviors that's purpose is to activate the adult attachment system.
What is a critical period? A critical period of time where the baby can attach to a figure
How long is the critical period? The critical period is 2 years
What is the internal working model? It provides a template for future attachments.
What is a strength of Bowlby's theory? Brazleton et al: studied interactional synchrony, and told the mothers not to respond to the infants behaviour. The babies appeared to be distressed.
What is another strength of Bowbly's theory? Fox: research into israeli communal farms where infants are brought up by nurses and only spend around 3 hours a day with their parents. The infants still showed a monotropic bond with their mothers though.
What is a stength of the internal working model? Bailey et al: assessed 99 mothers with one year old babies on the quality of their attachment to their own mothers. mother who reported poor relationships with their mothers were likely to have a poor relationship with their infant
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