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What
is Bowlby’s theory ?
Reflected
learning
theory + looked at
animal
studies and proposed an evolutionary explanation focussing on innate behaviour
What did Bolwby believe ?
attachment behaviours are
pre
programmed in our genes to provide an
adaptive
advantage to increase survival
What
is the acronym
A
snap chat
makes images
What
are the 5 parts of the theory ?
Adaptive
social
releases
critical
period
monotropy
internal working
model
What
is adaptive ?
give an adaptive advantage
increases
chance of
survival
if an
infant
has an attachment to a
caregiver
they have food,warmth + kept safe
What
are social releases ?
unlock
innate tendency
of adults to care
-
physical
: baby
face
features + body proportions
behavioural:
crying
+ cooing
bowling
recognised attachment is a
reciprocal
process
both baby and mother have an innate
predisposition
to become attached
What
is critical period ?
must form an attachment within
2
and a
half years
if this attachment is broken or disrupted within this time child will suffer from
long term consequences
-
cognitive
,
emotional
, social difficulties e.g reduced IQ + increase aggression
more of a
‘sensitivity’
period
child will find it
hard
to form attachments after this time
What is monotropy ?
one
special attachment with the
mother
develop
others attachments after this one
if mother not available child can attach to another
suitable
figure
What
is the
internal working model
?
occurs through
monotrooic attachment
mental schema
for
relationships
all adult relationships based off of this
first
experience
is loving/ reliable will then have an
expectation
of this in all future relationships + bring these qualties nice Versa
affects child’s
ability
to parents themselves as they base their
parenting technique
on their own experience as a child
Evaluation
?
Monotropy
challenged
social
releases
deterministic
How
was monotropy challenged ?
Schaffer
+
Emerson
babies also able to form
multiple attachments
at the same time
Social
releases
brazelton
et al
mothers
+
babies
interactions
international sunchrony
Deterministic ?
not all who grow up in a
happy childhood
grow up to have completely
happy relationships