Bowlby/strange Situation Flashcards
Bowlby theory
Adaptive
Social releases
Critical period
Monotropy
Internal working model
Adaptive
Ensure survival of child
Get adaptive advantage
Kept safe warm fed
Adaptive behaviour
Rooting - head to cheek whne stroked allow infant take in norishment
Breathing - move arm and leg when someone I face protect oxygen intake
Body temp - tucking legs in to stay warm
Social releases
Unlock innate tendency in adult to care for them
Physical - baby fave and body proportions
Behavioural - crying cooing smiling
Critical period
0-1half years if not fired attachment child damaged socially emotionally intellectually and physically
Monotropy
Form a special attachment mum but if non there they are able to bond with another present mother suitable
Internal working model
Special mode/ schema all future relationships based on early attachment relationships
Good care giver = good relationship poor caregiver = poor relationship
Strength of bowlby
Come from Lorenz research
Explain his study
This support bowlby theory and idea of critical period
That some animals form innate attachment time frame
Evaluation bowlby hanz and shaver
Love quiz questionnaire sent 620 people
Found positive correlation between attachment types later love experiences
Support bowlby IWM and childhood effect relationship
Weakness of bowlby
Lacks validity
Relationship with caregiver stronger not diffent quality
Attach people same feature as caregiver
Bowlby may be incorrect only one person meet criteria
Strange situation
Measure security and quality of attachments
Controlled observation 100 American infants observed through 2 way mirror
Secure 66% insecure avoidant 22%. Insecure resistant 12%
Attachement type determined on mum behaviour
Secure attachment
Show moderate stranger/separation distress accept comfort in reunion stage
Insecure avoidant
Children explore freely don’t seek proximity no reaction when left no contact whne return
Insecure resistant
Seek greater proximity than others explore less huge stranger/separation anxiety resist comfort when reunited
Weakness strange situation
Observation overt mum knew being watched
Altered behaviour look like good parent effect response of infant affect validity
Not be accurate representation in real world
