Explanations of Attachment Flashcards
(13 cards)
What does Lorenz support?
Imprinting.
What does Lorenz contradict?
Learning theory.
Supporting evidence for imprinting?
Lorenz.
Findings of Lorenz?
The goslings followed the figure that had seen first after birth - Lorenz or the mother goose.
What does Harlow contradict?
Learning theory.
Contradictory evidence for learning theory?
Lorenz and Harlow.
Findings of Harlow?
When the baby monkeys were scared, they would go to the cloth mother. They spent more time overall with the cloth mother. They tended to only go to the wire mother to be fed.
What does Brazelton et al. support?
Monotropic theory.
Support for monotropic theory?
Brazelton et al.
Describe Brazelton et al.
Babies were observed with their mothers, and when mothers didn’t respond, they were distressed, and some even laid still to elicit a response.
What does Bailey et al. contradict?
Monotropic theory.
Contradictory evidence for monotropic theory?
Schaffer and Emerson, Bailey et al.
Describe Bailey et al.
Assessed 99 mothers and their infants. Found that poor quality of attachment with their mothers was correlated with poor quality of attachment with their own infants.
