Attachment Theory in Psychology

What was a significant finding of research regarding the role of parents?

Mothers automatically receive parental responsibility from birth in the UK.

Who were the two researchers noted for their animal studies of attachment?

Imprinting occurs during a ______ period of development.

What behavior did Lorenz's geese chicks exhibit after imprinting on him?

Animal studies are not relevant to human attachment theories.

What type of species does imprinting mainly occur in?

Match the researchers with their key contributions:

What does the Internal Working Model suggest about early childhood experiences?

Bowlby posits that infants must form one special attachment that is central to their development.

What did Schaffer and Emmerson conclude about infant attachments?

Bowlby's theory of attachment includes the concept of the __________, which is a crucial early relationship template.

What is one alternative explanation for attachment mentioned in the evaluation of Bowlby’s theory?

Feminists support Bowlby’s view that lifestyle choices of mothers can negatively impact children's attachment quality.

According to Bowlby, what could substantial time apart from a primary attachment figure risk?

Match the following researchers to their contributions or findings regarding attachment:

What was the main finding of Harlow's research on infant rhesus monkeys?

Harlow's research suggested that the feeding bond is crucial for developing attachment.

What type of environment did Harlow's cloth-covered mother provide?

Harlow observed that motherless monkeys developed _____ abnormalities.

How long did Harlow study the infant monkeys?

Match the following behaviors of motherless monkeys with their descriptions:

What happened to motherless monkeys that spent time with their peers before 3 months old?

Harlow's findings support the view that human attachment is more related to _____ than to food.

What is a major negative outcome for children raised in institutions?

Children adopted before the age of six months are less likely to show disinhibited attachments.

What is disinhibited attachment?

Deprivation dwarfism is mainly caused by a lack of _____ care.

Match the following developmental outcomes with the ages at which children were adopted:

Which of the following best describes the main finding of the ERA study regarding Romanian orphans?

Institutionalised children generally show better physical development compared to children raised at home.

What does the term 'intellectual disability' refer to in the context of institutionalised children?

What procedure was used for the time sampling technique in the study?

What percentage of total observations was the baby gazing at his mother?

Which type of data best describes the data collected in this study?

Overt observation means observing subjects without their knowledge.

Explain how the researcher can collect both quantitative and qualitative data during this investigation.

At 7 months, ___% of babies had formed multiple attachments.

Match the ages of babies with the percentage of those who formed multiple attachments:

What term did Bowlby use to describe individuals who cannot experience guilt or strong emotions for others?

According to Bowlby's 44 Thieves Study, none of the juvenile thieves experienced maternal separation during their early years.

What percentage of young thieves in Bowlby's study showed 'affectionless psychopathy'?

Bowlby’s theory suggests that separations longer than ______ months during the first five years can have lasting negative consequences.

Match the following research studies to their findings:

What is a limitation of Bowlby’s theory as suggested by Lewis's findings?

The control group in Bowlby's study consisted of individuals referred for stealing-related issues.

What might be associated with poor intellectual and emotional development according to Bowlby's theory?