level: Explanations for attachment
Questions and Answers List
level questions: Explanations for attachment
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who proposed the Monotropic theory of attachment? | Bowlby |
| What is the purpose of social releasers? | To activate the adult attachment system – make the adult feel love towards the baby, encouraging protection. |
| Give some examples of social releasers. | Behaviours: Smiling, cooing, laughing, gripping. Features: Big eyes, small button nose. |
| Why does Bowlby believe attachments are formed? | They are a survival mechanism; an infant who is not attached is less well protected. This stems back to evolution. |
| What is meant by a 'critical period' in terms of Bowlby's Monotropic theory? | A period of which if infants don't form an attachment in that time, they will struggle to form attachments later on. |
| Between what ages is the critical period/time of which the infant attachment system is active? | From birth till 2 years |