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weakness of
attachment theory
?
McCutcheon
tested the hypothesis
McCutcheon procedure
?
299
students
used
Celebrity Attitude Scale
Measured
adult attachment
using a relationship questionnaire
How did
McCutcheon
measure childhood attachment types?
Through the use of a
parental bonding scale
based on their recall of the relationship with their parents before age
16
McCutcheon
results?
There was no relationship between
insecure attachment
and the tendency to form
parasocial relationships
with celebrities
what do
McCutcheons
findings
contradict?
Contradict the claim made by
attachment theory
explanations
HOWEVER this research....?
questionnaire-
Self-report
-
SDB
- also forgetting - responses lack validity
correlation
only no
causation
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