Monotropic - Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

4. Describe and evaluate Bowlby's theory of attachment ( 16 marks) Bowlby argued that humans are just like other animals – we need an innate tendency to form attachments with a caregiver as it provides a survival advantage. Bowlby’s monotropic theory has 5 distinct elements:Adaptive , Critical Period, Social releasers ,Monotropy and Internal working model. Adaptive: Bowlby believed that Attachment behaviour is innate & evolved over time because it serves an important survival function for...

AQA A Level Psychology - Attachment - Key terms 100% Pass Attachment A close, loving/emotional two way bond between two individuals in which each individual sees the other as essential for their emotional security Reciprocity A description of how two people interact where both the infant and mother respond to each other's signals and elicit a response from the other Interactional synchrony Mother and infant reflect both the actions and emotions of the other and do this in a co-ordinated way ...

My notes on attachment (in AS and A level Psychology). Includes: 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: sec...

4. Describe and evaluate Bowlby's theory of attachment ( 16 marks) Bowlby argued that humans are just like other animals – we need an innate tendency to form attachments with a caregiver as it provides a survival advantage. Bowlby’s monotropic theory has 5 distinct elements:Adaptive , Critical Period, Social releasers ,Monotropy and Internal working model. Adaptive: Bowlby believed that Attachment behaviour is innate & evolved over time because it serves an important survival function for...

Outline And Evaluate Bowlby’s Monotropic Theory As An Explanation For Attachment Essay Summary Plan > Para One Ideas and Conclusion > Para Two Ideas and Conclusion > Para Three Ideas and Conclusion > 3-5 Limitations (In Red) and Positives (In Green) of the theory with supporting evidence and conclusion

This is a high quality bundle of 9 essays and essay plans regarding the attachment reduced specification, written by an A* student.

A complete revision summary of the AQA A level psychology topic Attachment. Covering all the bullet points made on the AQA specification for AO1. Also includes AO3 for each of these points. Made by a student who achieved A* in their A level.

This is the AO1 (content) and AO3 (evaluation) you need to know about Bowlby's monotropic theory of attachment. I am a visual learner so I made every sub-topic across the entire A-Level visually presented on a page - each page looking different. This meant that it was much easier to remember the content in the exam as you associate a sub-topic with a specific aesthetic/visual presentation so you know what facts were under what sub-topic. This is particularly helpful for remembering what AO3 goe...

In depth notes on Bowlby's monotropic theory, Ainsowrth's strange situation, types of attachment, and cultural variations in attachment. key terms. Notes based on the AQA Psychology for A Level Year 1 & AS Student Book: 2nd Edition content. Simple layout to make understanding the notes easier

These are my online notes about "Bowlby's Theory of Attachment" based on A Level AQA Psychology's "Attachment" topic.