Bowlby - Monotropic Theory

• What is Bowlby’s Monotropic Theory primarily about?

  Attachment as an innate survival mechanism
• What does the term "monotropic bond" refer to in Bowlby’s theory?

  Primary attachment to one key figure
• Why is the primary attachment considered more important than others?

  It has greater significance in development
• What is the purpose of the internal working model in Bowlby’s theory?

  It acts as a template for future relationships
• How does the internal working model affect children based on their parents' attachment styles?

  Insecure attachment in parents leads to similar attachment in children
• What is the critical period for attachment formation according to Bowlby?

  The first 2.5 years of life
• What are the consequences of failing to form an attachment during the critical period?

  Social and emotional damage
• What is the biological need to attach according to Bowlby?

  It increases survival through caregiver support
• What are social releasers in the context of Bowlby’s theory?

  Infant behaviors that attract caregiving
• What did Bailey et al (2007) find regarding the internal working model?

  Similar classifications between infants and mothers
• What criticism is made regarding the critical period in Bowlby’s theory?

  Sensitivity is more important than a strict critical period
• What evidence supports the idea of a critical period for attachment?

  Lorenz's geese imprinting after hatching
• What did Schaffer and Emerson find about multiple attachments?

  Multiple attachments can form by 10 months
• How does Schaffer and Emerson's research challenge Bowlby’s concept of monotropy?

  Attachments may not be hierarchical
• What did Hazan & Shaver’s Love Quiz reveal about early attachment styles?

  They predict later relationships
• What does Hazan & Shaver’s research support regarding the internal working model?

  It influences emotional and social outcomes