Year 11 Psychology - Attachment Theory

Review flashcards for Year 11 Psychology focusing on attachment theory, Harlow's and Bowlby's contributions, Piaget's cognitive development theory, and related concepts.

Harlow and Bowlby's work on attachment theory falls under the domain of __ Psychology.

Lifespan

__ conducted experiments with rhesus monkeys to study the development of attachment.

Harlow

__ proposed the theory of attachment, focusing on concepts like monotropy and maternal deprivation.

Bowlby

According to Piaget's theory, a child covering their eyes and believing they are hidden demonstrates a lack of __ .

cognitive development

One criticism of Piaget's theory is that he underestimated __ in young minds.

cultural factors

Harlow's research (1958) involved separating infant monkeys from their mothers and providing them with a and a mother.

wire, cloth

Even when the wire mother provided food, Harlow's monkeys spent more time with the __ mother.

cloth

Harlow concluded that __ provided by the cloth surrogate was more important than feeding.

contact comfort

Bowlby took an __ perspective on attachment, stating it aided in survival.

evolutionary

__ identified the concept of monotropy, highlighting the importance of a primary caregiver.

Bowlby

Bowlby proposed that if attachment figure is broken during the period, the child will suffer irreversible long-term consequences of this .

critical first year, maternal deprivation

Bowlby used the term __ to refer to the separation or loss of the mother as well as failure to develop an attachment.

maternal deprivation

According to Bowlby, attachment leads to the development of a __ to understand self and the wider world.

cognitive framework

Bowlby's theory suggests that children develop an __ based on early attachment experiences.

internal working model

Infants display separation anxiety during the __ phase of attachment, according to Bowlby.

Clear-cut Attachment

During the __ phase, toddler's understanding of symbols and language improves.

Reciprocal Relationship