Causes of Attachment & Bowlby

This theory states that an attachment develops because of association. 

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

This theory states that an attachment develops because of reinforcement. 

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

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

• Bowlby's evolutionary theory

• Classical conditioning

• Operant conditioning

• Parental conditioning

Pavlov's research into salivating dogs supports which theory of attachments?

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

What is the term used for the special attachment an infant develops with their primary caregiver?

• Monopoly
• Monotrope
• Monotrophy
• Monotropy

Bowlby's theory of attachment suggests that infants are biologically pre programmed to from attachments.

• True

• False

Select all that are true of Bowlby's theory of attachment.

• In their early months, infants form more than 1 primary attachment

• Infancy is a critical period for developing attachments

• Attachment to the primary caregiver is essential

• Attachments to the primary caregiver in infancy does not impact future attachments

• A disruption to attachment has a negative impact on development.