WEAKNESSES

• WEAKNESSES OF BOWLBY'S THEORY OF MONOTROPIC ATTACHMENT?

  • role of the father
  • twin study
• WHAT ERROR DID BOWLBY MAKE REGARDING ROLE OF THE FATHER?

  underestimated role of the father
• HOW DID BOWLBY UNDERESTIMATE THE ROLE OF THE FATHER?

  saw father's role as primarily economic (which is an outdated, sexist view with alpha bias)
• HOW ARE WE SURE BOWLBY UNDERESTIMATED THE ROLE OF THE FATHER?

  research shows important role fathers play as modern society focuses on shared responsibility
• WHO CONDUCTED THE TWIN STUDY?

  Koluchova
• WHAT DID KOLUCHOVA STUDY?

  monozygotic twin boys who were reared from 18 months to 7 years in social isolation (psychopathic stepmother and inadequate father)
• WHAT DID KOLUCHOVA DISCOVER ABOUT THE TWINS?

  despite severe maternal deprivation in critical period, the twins were still able to form secure attachments
• WHAT DO THE TWINS SUGGEST ABOUT BOWLBY'S THEORY OF MONOTROPIC ATTACHMENT?

  weakens the claim that a lack of attachment in the critical period would affect people for life
• WHAT DO THE TWINS DISCREDIT IN BOWLBY'S THEORY OF MONOTROPIC ATTACHMENT?

  irreversible internal working model concept
• COUNTERARGUMENT FOR THE TWINS?

  may have formed monotropic bond with each other and the first year of life spent with their aunt may have helped them become resilient to later effects