Starter Outline what you already know about Bowlby’s through drawing images on whiteboards

In pairs, answer the following Do you think your relationships with your parents as a child affects your future relationships? 1:00 Think 2:00 Pair

How could this be measured?

Hazan & Shaver (1987) Hazan and Shaver used a questionnaire called ‘The Love Quiz’ to examine current attachment experiences and attachment history 620 people responded to the questionnaire which was published in the Rocky Mountain News.

What type of sampling method did Hazan and Shaver use? Volunteer sample What are the problems with this sampling method? Unrepresentative Can lead to a bias Why? Think of the type of people likely to respond to the advert! Eg a daytime tv advert wont attract someone who works 9-5

What does this mean? Hazan & Shaver (1987) Results: They found a positive correlation between attachment type and later love experiences. Conclusion: The results support Bowlby’s idea of an internal working model and suggest that our early childhood experiences affect our later adult relationships. What is this

However, what are issues with Hazan and Shaver’s (1987) research? Population validity Sampling bias Social desirability Privacy Socially sensitive research

Rutter 1998 Carried out research on orphans who did not form an attachment during the critical period Rutter found that when the children were adopted into UK or US families they were still able to form an attachment, but it took them longer to do so He claimed that the idea of a critical period was wrong and introduce the idea of a ‘sensitive period’ This refutes Bowlby’s theory

PEEL the Rutter (1998) study Point Example/evidence Explain

Point   Evidence or Example Explain One limitation of Bowlby’s theory comes from research by Rutter et al. (1998) Rutter et al. (1998) carried out research on orphans who did not form an attachment during the critical period. Rutter found that when the children were adopted into UK or US families they were still able to form an attachment, but it took them longer to do so. He claimed that the idea of a critical period was wrong and therefore it should be called a ‘sensitive period’. This matters because it suggests that Bowlby’s original theory is not correct, as children are still able to form an attachment after their critical period (contrary to what Bowlby claimed), but it takes them longer to do so.

4 studies 4 groups Each group will individually read a study Group 1: Lorenz (1935) Group 2: Schaffer & Emerson (1964) Group 3: Rutter (1981) Group 4: Lamb et al. (1982) PAGE 118 in Black Mask textbook

Each person in the group will make their own notes on the study they have read… Who conducted the study? When? What does the study suggest about attachment? Does this support or refute Bowlby’s theory?

When you have done this, discuss in groups what you have found You should then fill in the first box of Handout 2 based on what you have learned from this study You will all then decide 2 key terms from your study You will make a poster using these two terms (you may draw images)

You will rely on each other to remember the key information In groups you will nominate one person to stay at ‘home’ ‘Home’ is where one person will sit with their poster Each person in the group (apart from the person staying at ‘home’) will then go to one other groups ‘home’ and be told about their study When there, the person who’s ‘home’ you are at will tell you the important information from their study IMPORTANT: You will rely heavily on your memory as you are not allowed to take your sheet with you You will rely on each other to remember the key information

When you are back home, you will complete the next box on your handout When you return ‘home’ you must tell the individual who remained at ‘home’ the information you have learned You will rotate who stays at home (so every person stays home once) and do this for the other studies!

PEEL all four of the studies! Point   Evidence or Example Explain Link to question