Explanations of attachment: Bowlby's theory

Monotropy is...

• when a child forms no attachment to the caregiver.

• an attachment to one primary caregiver.

• the child is quite independent of the caregiver.

• the child can be clingy and demanding yet awkward with the caregiver at the same time.

Critical Period is...

• a psychologist who said that attachments were formed for survival.

• an attachment to one primary caregiver.

• A time where attachment must take place or there will be long term consequences.

• the child is quite independent of the caregiver.

According to the attachment theory, which years of childhood are children most vulnerable with regards to attachment?

• 13-18 years

• 20-40 years

• 0- 5years

• 5-10 years

A child will most likely interact with the caregiver at a daycare center at what age?

• newborn (pre-attachment)

• 2 months (indiscriminate)

• 7 months (discriminate)

• after 10 months (multiple)

Bowlby suggested that attachment serves to keep the infant close to the mother, thus improving the child's chances of survival.

• True

• False

During which stage does an infant begin to display anxiety around strangers?

• Pre-Attachment

• Indiscriminate Attachment

• Discriminate Attachment

• Multiple Attachment

Harlow's monkey research proved that

• touch is the most important part of bonding 
• food is the most important part of bonding
• monkeys don't need mothers as much as humans do 
• motherless monkeys are just as intelligent as normal monkeys

This study provided evidence that infants seek their parents for emotional support and care, not just for biological nourishment.

• Piaget (1932)

• Harlow (1953)

• Bowlby (1969)

• Ainsworth (1970s)

This theory states that an attachment develops because of adaptive and innate drives. 

• Bowlby's evolutionary theory
• Classical conditioning
• Operant conditioning
• Parental conditioning

Which part of Bowlby's Evolutionary Theory is supported by Lorenz's study on imprinting in geese?

• Social releasers
• Critical period
• Monotropy
• Internal working model