Bowlby's Theory of Maternal Deprivation

• According to Bowlby's theory, what is the term for the unique attachment bond between an infant and the mother?

  Monotropy
• In Bowlby's monotropy concept, what role does the mother serve for the infant?

  A secure base
• According to Bowlby, what is the critical period during which prolonged separation can lead to irreversible developmental consequences?

  First 30 months
• What is the maximum age Bowlby stated that children are at risk of irreversible developmental consequences from maternal deprivation?

  Up to 5 years
• According to Bowlby, what are the potential effects of maternal deprivation?

  • Delinquency
  • Affectionless psychopathy
  • Low IQ
  • Disrupted internal working model
  • Impact on lifelong relationships
• According to Bowlby's theory, what is one potential effect of maternal deprivation?

  Delinquency
• What is the term for the inability to show empathy or guilt, according to Bowlby's theory?

  Affectionless psychopathy
• According to Bowlby, what cognitive effect can maternal deprivation have?

  Low IQ
• What does the 'internal working model' formed in infancy influence, according to Bowlby?

  Future relationships
• What hypothesis suggests that maternal deprivation affects social and emotional relationships throughout life?

  Continuity hypothesis
• In Bowlby's 44 Thieves study, what groups were compared?

  Thieves and a control group
• In Bowlby's 44 Thieves study, how many thieves were classified as affectionless psychopaths?

  14
• In Bowlby's 44 Thieves study, how many affectionless psychopaths had experienced prolonged maternal deprivation?

  12
• In Bowlby's 44 Thieves study, how many children in the control group had prolonged separation?

  2
• What conclusion did Bowlby draw from the 44 Thieves study?

  Separation links to delinquency and psychopathy
• What impact did Bowlby's theory have on childcare policies?

  Led to policy changes
• What type of evidence does the 44 Thieves study provide for Bowlby's theory?

  Supporting evidence
• What is a weakness of Bowlby's 44 Thieves study in relation to establishing cause and effect?

  It is correlational
• What other factor might explain the link between separation and delinquency in Bowlby's study?

  Family environment
• What bias might be present in Bowlby's theory, according to Schaffer's findings?

  Alpha bias
• What does alpha bias mean regarding Bowlby exaggerating the role of the mother?

  Exaggerates the role of the mother
• According to Schaffer, what is a more accurate view of infant attachments?

  Infants form multiple attachments