methods & proc

• Bowlby did the 44 juvenile thieves study
• all thieves were graded 1 to 4
• all thieves were refered to London Guidance Clinic where Bowlby worked
• 31 males and 13 females
• Bowlby used oppourtunity sampling
• on arrival, each child was given a binet test for IQ
• the psychologist who did the binet test also recorded the emotional attitude of the child
• a social worker interviewed the childs mother and recorded childhood
• the psychologist and social worker then reported back to Bowlby
• Bowlby then interviewed the mother and child
• after a 2 hour examination, the data was reviwed and conclusions were discussed
• most of the children continued to meet the psychologist on a weekly basis for 6+ months after and the mother could talk to the social worker