Child Psychology Studies

Question 1

Hazen and Shaver Aim

Answer 1

To test if their was a relationship between infants attachment types and their approach to future romantic relationships

Question 2

Hazen and Shaver sample

Answer 2

Volunteer sample - from the newspaper

Question 3

Hazen and Shaver procedure

Answer 3

Participants made to do two questionairres, then they do one regarding childhood relationships with their parents.

Question 4

Hazen and Shaver Findings

Answer 4

56 percent of respondents are secure.
More likely to have longer lasting relations, described relations as positive, happy, friendly and trusting.

Question 5

Hazen and Shaver conlusion

Answer 5

Both men & women pp in the study. The study supports Bowlbys theory that relationships in childhood influence adult relations.

Question 6

Determinism

Answer 6

This is a deterministic way to look at relationships. The theory dictates that is we have a poor attachment as a child, that this means we will make unsuccessful or bad relations as adults.

Question 7

Self fulfilling prophecies

Answer 7

If people are told they have poor attachment and this is why they are going to form bad attachment, they will begin to believe this and portray these bad traits.