Evaluation

Cards (2)

  • What is a strength of Bowlby's monotropic theory?
    Research supports key concepts. E.g., Harlow's research supports the idea of a critical period, as the monkeys didn't form relationships as babies so they struggled to form them as adults.
  • What is a weakness of Bowlby's monotropic theory?
    Romanian orphan studies show that children can form attachments beyond the age of three, suggesting the critical period time frame is incorrect, or that the critical period doesn't exist.