attachment is focused on the relationship and bonds between people
bowblys definition of attachment claims it is a psychologicalconnectedness between two human beings
ainsworth defined attchment as the affectional tie that pne person fomrs between themseleves and another specific one this is a tie that binds them together in space and endures over time
attachment is a conditional response
pre bowbly investigated the effects of early care and relationships by examining what happens in their absence
bender and yarnell in 1941 found orphans showed developmental delays and the inability to form close relationships
skodak and keels found that ophrans that were adopted and given attention were more likely to devlop and contribute to society 1949