Attachment

Question 1

What procedure did Mary Ainsworth create and how many stages does it have?

Answer 1

The Strange Situation, 8 stages

Question 2

What are the four stages of Schaffer’s attachment theory?

Answer 2

1) Asocial
2) Indiscriminate
3) Special
4) Multiple

Question 3

Describe Lorenz’s theory of attachment.

Answer 3

Critical period - 48 hours
Sexual imprinting from parental attachment
Imprinting on closest consistent moving object

Question 4

Name the three types of attachment as theorised by Ainsworth.

Answer 4

Secure
Insecure Resistant
Insecure Avoidant

Question 5

Describe Bowlby’s Monotropic theory of attachment.

Answer 5

Critical period - 3-6 months
Internal working model causes parent to act as template for later relationships
One special attachment
Social releasers
Law of continuity and accumulated separation affect quality of relationship

Question 6

Who conducted the ‘Love Quiz’ and how many respondents were there?

Answer 6

Hazan and Shaver, 620

Question 7

What are the two main effects of maternal deprivation found from Romanian orphanage studies?

Answer 7

Disinhibited attachment
Intellectual disability

Question 8

Describe Bowlby’s theory of maternal deprivation.

Answer 8

Critical period - 2.5 years
Affects emotional & intellectual development
Separation and deprivation are distinct

Question 9

Describe Harlow’s research and conclusions.

Answer 9

Study on Rhesus monkeys using surrogate mothers to understand the basis of attachment.
Time was spent primarily with the mother providing contact comfort.
Critical period - 90 days
Supports Bowlby’s theory