Influence of Early Attachment on Relationships

According to psychologists, what shapes all your future relationships?

• Your genetic makeup

• Your attachment to your caregiver

• Your first friendship

• Your school experiences

What is the internal working model according to John Bowlby?

• A model of brain function

• A template for how to relate to others

• A type of romantic relationship

• A method of parenting

Which attachment type is characterized by a child feeling safe and loved?

• Insecure avoidant

• Insecure resistant

• Secure

• Disorganized

What did Hazan and Shaver's 'Love Quiz' find about securely attached adults?

• They were needy for love

• They believed love doesn't last

• They feared closeness in relationships

• They had good and longer lasting relationships

What did Harry Harlow's study on monkeys demonstrate?

• Monkeys do not need attachments

• Monkeys can easily adapt to new environments

• Monkeys can form attachments with any caregiver

• Motherless monkeys were inadequate mothers

What did Bailey et al. (2007) find about mothers with poor attachment to their own mothers?

• They had no significant differences in attachment

• They were unaffected by their own attachment history

• They were more likely to have a poor quality attachment with their own baby

• They had better relationships with their children

What is a limitation of Hazan and Shaver's study?

• It was conducted only on animals

• It established cause and effect

• It was correlational and lacked control of extraneous variables

• It used a very small sample size

What did research on Romanian orphans adopted in the UK find?

• They had permanent emotional and social deficits

• The damaging effects could be reversed with early adoption and supportive families

• They formed attachments only with their biological parents

• They could not recover from early institutional care

What was the outcome for the twin boys in Czechoslovakia after being adopted?

• They never recovered emotionally

• They struggled academically and socially

• They were unable to form any relationships

• They caught up academically and formed normal emotional relationships

What is a criticism of using retrospective data in attachment studies?

• It provides objective assessments

• It is the best method for studying attachment

• It can be subjective and influenced by social desirability

• It is always accurate