iWM

Question 1

What is the internal working model?

Answer 1

– Child forms mental representation of early attachment relationship with caregiver

– This act as a model of what relationship that I like, and future relationships with mirror them

Question 2

How does raising a child affect future relationships?

Answer 2

– Loving primary caregiver, who responds to needs, has a secure attachment
– Lead to more successful later, relationships
(Positive, IWM)

– unresponsive relationship to caregiver has an insecure attachment
have problems forming relationships
(negative IWM)

Question 3

Childhood relationships

Answer 3

– If the child has a secure attachment, are more likely to have better quality relationships with peer

– Insecure attachment, they are likely to have difficulty making friends

Insecure, avoidant = victims of bullying
Insecure resistant = the bully

Question 4

Adult romantic relationships

Answer 4

– Hazen and shaver created a love quiz

56% participants securely attached = positive, long-lasting, romantic, relationships and trusting

25% insecure avoidant = more feelings of jealousy and feared intimacy

19% insecure resistant = fear of being abandoned, and can you put too much pressure on partner

In conclusion attachment behaviour are reflected in a romantic relationships

Question 5

relationships with own children

Answer 5

Attachment tends to be passed on through family generations

Bailey et al mothers tend to have the same attachment with their child as they did with their own mother

Question 6

evaluation points

Answer 6

– Research to support Harlow rhesus monkeys

– Retrospective data

– Socially sensitive

Question 7

Research to support Harlow rhesus monkeys

Answer 7

– Harlow separated monkeys from mothers of birth and raise them in cages, so they had no early attachment

– Monkeys found it difficult to form relationships = difficulty mating and females were inadequate mothers

– Supporting early attachment to later attachment as this shows negative attachment earlier on can lead to negative future relationships

Question 8

Socially sensitive

Answer 8

– Later, childhood and adult relationship success of parenting is due to the persons early attachment

– it blames parents for failed relationships and could have damaging affects

– Therefore Raises ethical Issues, when explaining influence of early attachment on later relationships

Question 9

retrospective data

Answer 9

– Participants often after think back to early attachment

– This is a weakness, because it relies on individuals memory, which can be inaccurate

– Therefore, lowers internal validity of research into the influence of early attachment or late relationships