A03

• * evidence from genie?

  • she was severely abused until 11
  • was unable to form att to anyone in c.p as was isolated
  • never went onto form att in adult life & had lower than average iq
  • shows if monotropic att not formed in c.p will lead to poor iwm
  • causes intellectual problems & issues with forming att in later life
• * evidence from harlows study?

  • found long lasting effects of his study has implications for monkeys on att behaviour
  • were unable to socialise & form att with other monkeys as they were deprived of comforting mother during c.p
  • shows if we do not form att with pcg we are unable to develop iwm
  • causes problems with att in later life
• X evidence from lamb?

  • found role of father is important just different to mum
  • can also form att with father & infant able to still develop normally with this att
  • ? internal
  • shows without monotropy child can still develop normally
  • questioning its importance in role of forming att
  • suggests when deprived from mum att may still be formed
• * practical application?

  • has helped us in real world
  • hospital policies & procedures changed
  • bowlbys research shows those who dont have mother during c.p can have negative effect on them
  • hospitals changed policy to allow mothers to stay over with children to avoid negative outcomes
  • research into effects of m.d have prevented negative development of children & change policy/procedures in real world
• X fails to distinguish between deprivation & privation?

  • rutter 1976 claimed bowlby has muddled 2 different concepts
  • deprivation - loss of primary att figure after att has been made
  • privation - failure to form att in first place
  • he believes development damage suggested by bowlby is likely to be caused by privation
  • ? internal
  • bowlby may not be measuring deprivation if has not considered differences between the 2
  • questions accuracy of his findings
  • difficult to establish causal relationship between early att & later relationships