Attachment Revision

Which two of the following attachment concepts were not introduced by Bowlby?

• Affectionless psychopathy

• Critical Period

• Interactional synchrony

• Internal working model

• Multiple attachment stage

Annie feeds her newborn baby regularly and they have formed a strong bond.

According to the learning theory of attachment, before any attachment had been formed, the milk Annie gives her baby is best described as:

• a conditioned stimulus.

• a neutral stimulus.

• an unconditioned response.

• an unconditioned stimulus.

Annie feeds her newborn baby regularly and they have formed a strong bond.

According to the learning theory of attachment, now she has formed an attachment with her baby, Annie is best described as:

• a conditioned stimulus.

• a neutral stimulus.

• an unconditioned response.

• an unconditioned stimulus.

In van Ijzendoorn’s research on cross-cultural variations in attachment, which one of the following countries had the highest number of insecure-resistant children?

• China

• Germany

• Israel

• Sweden

Which two of the following are associated with an insecure-resistant attachment type?

• Extreme stranger anxiety

• Indifference when the mother leaves the room

• Low willingness to explore the new environment

• Moderate levels of separation anxiety

• Obvious joy when reunited with the mother

Below are five evaluative statements about the Romanian orphan research.

Which two statements are correct?

The Romanian orphan research is …

• limited because it involves only a few case studies.

• good because it involves comparison with control groups.

• scientific because it shows a cause and effect relationship.

• ethically questionable because it involves separation.

• useful because it shows long-term effects, not just short-term effects.

In van Ijzendoorn’s cross-cultural investigations of attachment, which one of the following countries was found to have the highest percentage of anxious-avoidant children?

• China

• Germany

• Great Britain

• Japan

In van Ijzendoorn’s cross-cultural investigations of attachment, which one of the following countries was found to have the highest percentage of insecure-resistant children?

• China

• Germany

• Great Britain

• Japan

In van Ijzendoorn’s cross-cultural investigations of attachment, which one of the following statements is correct?

• Cross-cultural studies of attachment only investigate the variation between cultures and not the variation within cultures

• There was no difference in the variation within cultures compared to the variation between cultures

• The variation between cultures was greater than the variation within cultures

• The variation within cultures was greater than the variation between cultures

Match the researcher with their findings

• John Bowlby

• Through imprinting, newborns attach to the first moving object that they see

• Karl Lorenz

• Infants form multiple, rather than monotropic, attachments.

• Rudolf Schaffer

• Infants form monotropic, rather than multiple, attachments.

• Harry Harlow

• Contact comfort is essential to an infant’s psychological health.