explanations of attachment -
bowlby's monotropic theory
aka bowlby's theory of monotropy, bowlby's theory of attachment, bowlby's
evolutionary theory
one of the two main explanations of attachment
explains attachment caused by nature
opposite of learning theory
evolutionary psychology
created this theory in response to learning theory (devised by dollard and miller)
bowlby's monotropic theory (ao1)
"were it true (learning theory), an infant or a year of two should
take to whoever feeds him, and this is clearly not the case"
(1988)
eg. those in hospitals or orphanages do not attach to all those who feed them
explanations of attachment - bowlby's monotropic theory 1
, theory influenced by ethology and studies done by lorenz (impriniting) and
harlow (monkey study)
saw attachment as an innate system to promote survival
infants attach to survive and therefore live to pass on genes
attachment is an adaptive process - infants are pre-maturely born and highly
vulnerable (they are immobile and weak)
and therefore attachment is essential as otherwise they won't have anyone to
protect and care for them (as they can't do this for themselves)
imprinting was the root of his observations (an internal working model)
although infants don't imprint to the first thing, they do so to promote survival
evolved as an evolutionary advantage to survival as it keeps the infant and
caregiver close to each other
this protects the infant from hazards
monotropy
unlearned biological drive of an infant fo form one most important, unique
bond with an individual
ensure you say the bond is unique and very important
taking the ideas above, bowlby extended this idea of imprinting to attachment in
infants
he believed that the infants have an innate predisposition to form a strong
attachment to one individual (hence, "mono")
this bond is monotropic and is special and more important than other
attachments the infant makes
this is unique and is the most important bond
explanations of attachment - bowlby's monotropic theory 2
bowlby's monotropic theory
aka bowlby's theory of monotropy, bowlby's theory of attachment, bowlby's
evolutionary theory
one of the two main explanations of attachment
explains attachment caused by nature
opposite of learning theory
evolutionary psychology
created this theory in response to learning theory (devised by dollard and miller)
bowlby's monotropic theory (ao1)
"were it true (learning theory), an infant or a year of two should
take to whoever feeds him, and this is clearly not the case"
(1988)
eg. those in hospitals or orphanages do not attach to all those who feed them
explanations of attachment - bowlby's monotropic theory 1
, theory influenced by ethology and studies done by lorenz (impriniting) and
harlow (monkey study)
saw attachment as an innate system to promote survival
infants attach to survive and therefore live to pass on genes
attachment is an adaptive process - infants are pre-maturely born and highly
vulnerable (they are immobile and weak)
and therefore attachment is essential as otherwise they won't have anyone to
protect and care for them (as they can't do this for themselves)
imprinting was the root of his observations (an internal working model)
although infants don't imprint to the first thing, they do so to promote survival
evolved as an evolutionary advantage to survival as it keeps the infant and
caregiver close to each other
this protects the infant from hazards
monotropy
unlearned biological drive of an infant fo form one most important, unique
bond with an individual
ensure you say the bond is unique and very important
taking the ideas above, bowlby extended this idea of imprinting to attachment in
infants
he believed that the infants have an innate predisposition to form a strong
attachment to one individual (hence, "mono")
this bond is monotropic and is special and more important than other
attachments the infant makes
this is unique and is the most important bond
explanations of attachment - bowlby's monotropic theory 2
