WorksheetsATTACH - 6 - Bowlby
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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1.
According to Bowlby, what is the primary purpose of attachment in infants?
a)
To enhance survival through proximity to the caregiver.
b)
To teach infants social behaviors.
c)
To form bonds based only on food provision.
d)
To promote independence from a young age.
2.
What is the internal working model in Bowlby's theory?
a)
A mental template for future relationships formed from early attachment experiences.
b)
A biological model that explains innate attachment behavior.
c)
A cognitive model unrelated to attachment.
d)
A physical model showing the infant-caregiver bond.
3.
What does monotropy refer to in Bowlby’s theory?
a)
The idea that infants form one special attachment to a primary caregiver.
b)
The idea that infants can only form one attachment in life.
c)
The idea that all attachments are equally important.
d)
The idea that fathers are the primary caregivers.
4.
According to Bowlby, when must an attachment form to avoid emotional damage?
a)
During the critical period, between 0-2.5 years.
b)
By 6 months of age.
c)
Before adolescence.
d)
During the first month after birth.
5.
What are social releasers, according to Bowlby’s theory?
a)
Cute behaviors like smiling and crying that trigger caregiver responses.
b)
Verbal cues that help infants communicate with their caregivers.
c)
The behaviors infants use to form attachments only with mothers.
d)
Actions learned from other children.
6.
How did Harlow’s research support Bowlby’s critical period concept?
a)
Monkeys deprived of attachment after 90 days showed irreversible damage.
b)
Monkeys formed attachments at any time, showing no critical period.
c)
Monkeys did not form any attachments in captivity.
d)
The monkeys were able to recover after years of deprivation.
7.
How does Schaffer and Emerson’s research challenge Bowlby’s concept of monotropy?
a)
Many infants formed multiple attachments within months of their first attachment.
b)
Infants were only attached to their mothers.
c)
Infants attached more to caregivers who provided food.
d)
Infants did not form any attachments to their caregivers.
8.
What did Bailey et al. (2007) find in their study of mothers and infants?
a)
Mothers often had the same attachment type to their infants as they had with their own mothers.
b)
There was no consistency in attachment types across generations.
c)
Mothers only formed attachments with their biological children.
d)
Attachment types in mothers and infants were unrelated.
9.
What is a key limitation of Bowlby’s theory regarding temperament?
a)
It ignores the role of the child’s temperament in forming attachment.
b)
It overemphasizes the role of temperament in attachment.
c)
It assumes that all children have the same temperament.
d)
It suggests temperament is the only factor influencing attachment.
10.
How did Rutter’s study of Romanian orphans support the idea of a critical period in attachment?
a)
Orphans adopted before 6 months had better cognitive and social outcomes than those adopted later.
b)
Orphans showed no difference in outcomes based on when they were adopted.
c)
Orphans could only form attachments if adopted after age 2.
d)
Orphans did not show any signs of attachment problems.
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