Attachment

Question 1

What is an attachment?

Answer 1

• An emotional bond between two individuals

Question 2

What are some characteristics of an attachment?

Answer 2

• Proximity
• Seperation distress
• Secure base behaviour

Question 3

What is proximity in an attachment?

Answer 3

• Wanting to remain physically close to each other

Question 4

What is separation distress behaviour in an attachment?

Answer 4

• Becoming distressed when an attachment figure leaves their presence

Question 5

What is secure base behaviour in an attachment?

Answer 5

• Making regular contact with their attachment figure when exploring a new environment

Question 6

What is a critical period?

Answer 6

• The period an attachment must have taken place or will not happen

Question 7

What are the practical reasons for studying attachments in animals?

Answer 7

• Easily accessible large sample
• Some species closely linked with humans can show human like behaviours
• Ease of studying across generations due to faster breeding an shorter lifespans

Question 8

What are the ethical reasons for studying attachments in animals?

Answer 8

• If the research is important enough the negative impact on the animals can be justified
• Studying the effects of poor attachments in unethical so cant be carried out on humans

Question 9

What is reciprocity?

Answer 9

• When each person responds to each other and elicits responses from them

Question 10

What is an example of reciprocity?

Answer 10

• The mother smiling and the baby smiling back

Question 11

What is interactional synchrony?

Answer 11

• When two people mirrors each others actions at the same time

Question 12

What is an example of interactional synchrony?

Answer 12

• A person laughing and the other person laughing at the same time