Bowlby

• What type of explanation for attachment did Bowlby propose?

  An evolutionary explanation
• What does it mean to propose an evolutionary explanation for attachment?

  Attachment was like an innate system that gives a survival advantage
• What is Bowlby's theory of attachment?

  Monotropic
• Why is Bowlby's theory monotropic?

  Places emphasis on one particular caregiver - which is more important and different than others
• Does the caregiver have to a biological mother?

  No
• Bowlby believed the more time spent with the primary attachment figure the better
• What two laws did Bowlby propose?

  Law of continuity

  Law of accumulated separation
• What is the law of continuity?

  The more constant and predictable a child's care, the better quality of their attachment
• What is the law of accumulated separation?

  The effects of every separation from the mother add up
• What are social releasers?

  Innate 'cute' behaviours
• What are examples of social releasers?

  Smiling, cooing and gripping
• What is smiling, cooing and gripping examples of?

  Social releasers
• What is the purpose of social releasers?

  To activate adult social interaction - making the adult attach to the baby
• What is the critical period proposed by Bowlby?

  6 months
• What did Bowlby view the critical period as instead?

  A sensitive period
• What is the sensitive period proposed by Bowlby?

  6 months - 2 years
• What is the consequence of not forming an attachment in the sensitive period?

  Child will find it harder to do so later
• If a child does not form an attachment during the sensitive period, does this mean it's impossible to do so later?

  No; only harder
• What model did Bowlby propose?

  Internal working model
• What is the internal working model?

  A schema of their relationship with their primary attachment figure that serves as a model for future relationships
• What expectation will a child form if their first experience of a relationship is of a loving relationship?

  All relationships are loving and reliable
• What expectation will a child form if their first experience of a relationship is of a poor relationship?

  All relationships are poor and expects bad treatment
• What will the internal working model affect a child's later ability to do?

  Parent
• Why will the internal working model affect a child's later ability to parent?

  People base their parenting on their own experiences