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Drilling test 3 – Theories of attachment

1)  In the classical conditioning explanation of attachment, what is the conditioned stimulus? / a)  The mother (caregiver)
b)  The food
c)  Smiling
d)  Hunger
e)  None of the above
2)  In the classical conditioning explanation of attachment, what is the unconditioned stimulus? / a)  The mother (caregiver)
b)  The food
c)  Smiling
d)  Hunger
e)  None of the above
3)  In the classical conditioning explanation of attachment, what is the conditioned response of the baby? / a)  Hunger
b)  Love/attachment
c)  Pain
d)  Smiling
e)  Belching
4)  In the operant conditioning explanation of attachment, what is the primary reinforcer? / a)  The mother (caregiver)
b)  Hunger
c)  Food (milk)
d)  Smiling
e)  Crying
5)  In the operant conditioning explanation of attachment, what is the secondary reinforcer? / a)  The mother (caregiver)
b)  Hunger
c)  Food (milk)
d)  Smiling
e)  Crying
6)  Give one finding from Schaffer and Emerson’s Glasgow study that challenges the learning theory of attachment / a)  More than half of the infants studied had an attachment to someone other than the person who usually fed them
b)  Fewer than half of the infants studies had an attachment to someone other than the person who usually fed them
c)  Adopted orphans developed more secure attachments to their caregivers if they were adopted before their first birthday
d)  Genie found it difficult to form strong secure attachments to her carers
e)  Boys were more likely to be classed as juvenile delinquents if they had experienced deprivation during their early years
7)  Give one finding from Harlow’s research on rhesus monkeys that challenges the learning theory of attachment / a)  The infant monkeys developed an attachment to the wire substitute that administered food
b)  The infant monkeys were unable to use either substitute as a safe base for exploration
c)  The infant monkeys developed an attachment to the cloth monkey, despite this substitute not administering food
d)  The infant monkeys showed no fear response to threat because of their lack of attachment
e)  The infant monkeys developed into normally functioning adults despite their unusual upbringing
8)  In Bowlby’s theory of attachment, what does the term ‘internal working model’ refer to? / a)  The idea that the attachment type we have as children will be the relation types we seek as adults
b)  The model of memory that re-conceptualizes short-term memory
c)  That attachment cannot be formed after a critical period
d)  The sensitivity of the mother (or mother figure) is key to the attachment type between child and adult
e)  The personality that the child has when they are born

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9)  What does Bowlby mean when he refers to ‘Monotropy’ / a)  The adult can only have one attachment to the first born child
b)  attachment is different between adults compared with between parent and child
c)  There is a critical period for when attachments can be formed
d)  The type of behaviours exhibited by an infant to increase the likelihood of forming an attachment
e)  Only forming a strong, emotional bond with one special person, usually the caregiver.
10)  Bowlby believes that attachment is… / a)  Learned
b)  Innate
c)  Inevitable
d)  Resilient
e)  Unimportant
11)  What did Hazen & Shaver find that supports Bowlby’s theory of attachment? / a)  Children can have multiple attachments with other significant adults
b)  Attachment style is attributed to the personality of the child which is innate
c)  That the attachment style displayed in early childhood was reflected in later relationships, thus supporting the internal working model
d)  Rhesus monkeys make poor mothers when raised in isolation
e)  Delinquent boys show more instances of maternal deprivation than non-delinquent boys
12)  Why does the case of the Czech twins contradict Bowlby’s theory of attachment? / a)  Because they suffered maternal deprivation but fully recovered from the experience
b)  Their individual personalities determined their attachment type
c)  Continuous care is not required after adoption
d)  Moving young children to a different culture can be disastrous
e)  None of the above

Score: _____ / 12 Grade ______(A = 12, B = 11, C = 10, D = 9, E = 8)

Retake: Yes/No (you must re-take the test if you scored 7 or below)

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