A Level Psychology
Attachment
, Specification
- Caregiver-infant interactions in humans: reciprocity and interactional synchrony. Stages of attachment identified by
Schaffer. Multiple attachments and the role of the father.
- Animal studies of attachment: Lorenz and Harlow.
- Explanations of attachment: learning theory and Bowlby’s monotropic theory. The concepts of a critical period and
an internal working model.
- Ainsworth’s ‘Strange Situation’. Types of attachment: secure, insecure-avoidant and insecure-resistant. Cultural
variations in attachment, including van Ijzendoorn.
- Bowlby’s theory of maternal deprivation. Romanian orphan studies: effects of institutionalisation.
- The influence of early attachment on childhood and adult relationships, including the role of an internal working
model.
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, Contents
Caregiver - Infant Interactions 4
The Stages of Attachment 6
The Role of the Father 8
Animal Studies of Attachment 9
The Learning Theory of Attachment 11
Bowlby’s Monotropic Theory of Attachment 13
Ainsworth’s Strange Situation - Types of Attachment 15
Cultural Variations in Attachment 17
Bowlby’s Theory of Maternal Deprivation 19
Romanian Orphan Studies - Effects of Institutionalisation 21
The Influence of Early Attachment 23
Caregiver - Infant Interactions
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Attachment
, Specification
- Caregiver-infant interactions in humans: reciprocity and interactional synchrony. Stages of attachment identified by
Schaffer. Multiple attachments and the role of the father.
- Animal studies of attachment: Lorenz and Harlow.
- Explanations of attachment: learning theory and Bowlby’s monotropic theory. The concepts of a critical period and
an internal working model.
- Ainsworth’s ‘Strange Situation’. Types of attachment: secure, insecure-avoidant and insecure-resistant. Cultural
variations in attachment, including van Ijzendoorn.
- Bowlby’s theory of maternal deprivation. Romanian orphan studies: effects of institutionalisation.
- The influence of early attachment on childhood and adult relationships, including the role of an internal working
model.
2
, Contents
Caregiver - Infant Interactions 4
The Stages of Attachment 6
The Role of the Father 8
Animal Studies of Attachment 9
The Learning Theory of Attachment 11
Bowlby’s Monotropic Theory of Attachment 13
Ainsworth’s Strange Situation - Types of Attachment 15
Cultural Variations in Attachment 17
Bowlby’s Theory of Maternal Deprivation 19
Romanian Orphan Studies - Effects of Institutionalisation 21
The Influence of Early Attachment 23
Caregiver - Infant Interactions
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