Monotropic theory Flashcards
definition of monotropy and what effects it Also the research conducting into supporting and disproving the theory
what type of research is it ?
A03: weakness of theory?
Monotropy is an example of socially sensitive research
primary attachment type is usually the mother.
puts pressure on working mothers to delay their return to work in an effort to ensure that their child develops a secure attachment. Any developmental abnormalities in terms of attachment are therefore blamed on the mother by default.
stigmatises ‘poor mothers’/ mothers who need to work
differences in children
AO3: Weakness of theory
salt and eggs
Schaffer and Emerson found that
a small minority of children were able to form multiple attachments
What is the evolutionary theory if attachment?
It states that attachments are innate
key
What is meant by a ‘social releaser’?
+ ( an example)
mammals
unlocks innate tendency for adults to
care for a child
activate the mammalian attachment system
e.g ( cute face on a baby)
differences in culutre
A03: weakness of the theory?
type of vehicle
van Izjendoorn and Kronenberg, who found that monotropy is scarce in
collectivist cultures where the whole family is involved in raising and looking after the child.
cannot be generalised to all cultures
lacks external validity
Describe the research into investigating maternal deprivation/monotropy
44 juvenile thieves study, where maternal deprivation was associated with affectionless psychopathy and mental retardation.
What is believed to happen if an attachment is never formed?
individual will be socially, emotionally, intellectually and physically stunted.
What is meant by ‘Adaptive?
attachments are an advantage, and beneficial to survival as it ensures a child is kept safe, warm and fed
Acronym for theory and what each letter stands for ?
A = Adaptive
S=Social releasers
C= Critical period
M= monotropy
I= internal working model
What is believed to be the result of Maternal deprivation?
emotional and
intellectual developmental deficits i.e. affection less psychopathy and mental abnormality
strong bond
What is ‘Monotropy’?
different
‘One carer’
’. Bowlby suggested that you can only form one special intense attachment which is
stronger and different to others.
- forms monotropic bond
What is a ‘Critical period? and what is suggested by this?
the time in which an attachment can form
if an attachment is not formed in this time, it never will. +
What is meant by ‘Maternal deprivation’?
lack of a
mother figure during the critical period for attachment formation
one of ASCMI
A03 : strength of theory?
Bit less than 100
BAILEY ET AL:
supporting evidence for the importance of internal working models,
observation of 99 mothers and the recording of their children’s attachment type using the Strange Situation,
researchers found that poor, insecure
attachments coincided with the mothers themselves reporting poor attachments with their own parents.
Therefore, this suggests that internal working models are likely to be formed during
his first, initial attachment and that this has a significant impact upon the ability of children to
become parents themselves later on in life.
cognitive approach
What is an ‘internal working model’?
first hand
a mental schema for relationships where information that allows you to know how to behave around people is stored.
+perception of the attachment we have with our primary attachment figure.
