Lesson 7.1.1

7.1.1 Bowlby's work on attachment Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Psychology, Unit 7

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The 20 questions

  1. What is Bowlby's term for the one main attachment figure a child forms a special bond with?

    • Conditioning
    • Monotropy
    • Reinforcement
    • Equilibrium

  2. In Bowlby's attachment theory, what is the time window in which an attachment must form?

    • Critical period
    • Sensory stage
    • Latency period
    • Operational stage

  3. In Bowlby's theory, what acts as a cognitive template for future adult relationships?

    • Critical period
    • Monotropy
    • Internal working model
    • Social releaser

  4. In Bowlby's 44 thieves study, early maternal deprivation was strongly linked to which outcome?

    • Learned helplessness
    • Affectionless psychopathy
    • Retrograde amnesia
    • Autism spectrum disorder

  5. According to Bowlby's evolutionary theory, what is the primary adaptive purpose of attachment?

    • Promoting independence
    • Accelerating cognition
    • Developing language
    • Promoting survival

  6. In Bowlby's attachment theory, what is the main purpose of social releasers like crying?

    • Eliciting caregiving
    • Promoting independence
    • Reducing intelligence
    • Increasing anxiety

  7. Which of Bowlby's principles states that predictable and constant care leads to better attachment?

    • Monotropy
    • Law of continuity
    • Law of accumulation
    • Critical period

  8. Which hypothesis suggests prolonged early separation from a primary caregiver causes long-term emotional harm?

    • Maternal deprivation hypothesis
    • Multiple attachment model
    • Social learning theory
    • Evolutionary mismatch theory

  9. What caregiver behaviour is most crucial for developing a secure attachment according to Ainsworth and Bowlby?

    • Constant feeding
    • Sensitive responsiveness
    • Strict discipline
    • Physical stimulation

  10. What major theoretical limitation is commonly raised against Bowlby's concept of monotropy?

    • Rejects evolutionary theory
    • Ignores infant biology
    • Overemphasises the mother
    • Disregards critical periods

  11. What term describes an inability to show affection or care for others, linked to maternal deprivation?

    • Reactive attachment
    • Affectionless psychopathy
    • Institutionalisation
    • Systematic desensitisation

  12. Why is Bowlby's 44 thieves study sample criticised regarding generalisability?

    • Observer bias
    • Demand characteristics
    • Ethical violation
    • Biased sample

  13. What is the main methodological weakness of relying on retrospective data in attachment research?

    • Small sample size
    • Ethical non-compliance
    • Inaccurate memory recall
    • High participant attrition

  14. What type of theory is Bowlby's explanation of attachment?

    • Learning theory
    • Social learning theory
    • Evolutionary theory
    • Psychodynamic theory

  15. According to Bowlby, what cognitive structure carries expectations about future relationships?

    • Super-ego
    • Mental schema
    • Internal working model
    • Social releaser

  16. What innate infant behaviours like crying and smiling elicit caregiving according to Bowlby?

    • Social releasers
    • Secure base
    • Critical period
    • Safe haven

  17. Which research design follows the same participants over time to study long-term attachment effects?

    • Longitudinal study
    • Cross-sectional study
    • Naturalistic observation
    • Case study

  18. How does Bowlby's attachment theory address the nature-nurture debate?

    • Environmental reductionism
    • Biological determinism
    • Interactionist view
    • Nurture only

  19. What role does a primary caregiver act as when providing a safe point from which an infant explores?

    • Social releaser
    • Secure base
    • Internal working model
    • Monotropic anchor

  20. What concept in Bowlby's theory refers to a child's primary individual attachment bond?

    • Monotropy
    • Reciprocity
    • Deprivation
    • Interactional synchrony

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