0Still learning
Know0
What is meant by maternal deprivation?
Maternal deprivation refers to the separation between caregiver and child.
What is the title of Bowlby's (1944) study into maternal deprivation?
a) 44 Robbers
b) 44 Thieves
c) 44 Murderers
b.
The title of Bowlby's (1944) study into maternal deprivation is 44 Thieves.
True or False?
There are no real negative effects of prolonged separation from a primary caregiver.
False.
There are long-term, negative effects of prolonged separation from a primary caregiver.
This is primarily due to the absence of emotional care.
Did this page help you?
What is meant by maternal deprivation?
Maternal deprivation refers to the separation between caregiver and child.
What is the title of Bowlby's (1944) study into maternal deprivation?
a) 44 Robbers
b) 44 Thieves
c) 44 Murderers
b.
The title of Bowlby's (1944) study into maternal deprivation is 44 Thieves.
True or False?
There are no real negative effects of prolonged separation from a primary caregiver.
False.
There are long-term, negative effects of prolonged separation from a primary caregiver.
This is primarily due to the absence of emotional care.
Which research method did Bowlby use in his 44 Thieves study?
Bowlby used interviews as his research method in his 44 Thieves study.
What is the meaning of an affectionless psychopath?
An affectionless psychopath is someone who lacks affection, shame, or guilt following an immoral act ( e.g. stealing).
How many of the 44 thieves participants did Bowlby categorise as affectionless psychopaths?
a) 44 of the 44 thieves
b) 23 of the 44 thieves
c) 14 of the 44 thieves
c.
Bowlby categorised 14 of the 44 thieves as affectionless psychopaths.
Bowlby found that 40% of the thieves had experienced early from their caregivers.
Bowlby found that 40% of the thieves had experienced early separation from their caregivers.
Bowlby proposed that the first:
a) three years of a child's life are a critical period in emotional and psychological development
b) two years of a child's life are a critical period in emotional and psychological development
c) five years of a child's life are a critical period in emotional and psychological development
b.
Bowlby proposed that the first two years of a child's life are a critical period in emotional and psychological development.
Bowlby believed that prolonged maternal deprivation leads to delays in intellectual development, shown by an extremely low:
a) emotional range
b) social ability
c) IQ
c.
Bowlby believed that prolonged maternal deprivation leads to delays in intellectual development, shown by an extremely low IQ.
True or False?
A strength of Bowlby's maternal deprivation theory is that it has real-world applications.
True.
A strength of Bowlby's maternal deprivation theory is that it has real-world applications.
Bowlby's research led to a social change in how children are cared for in hospital.
Which two types of bias limit the validity of Bowlby's 44 Thieves study?
a) Researcher bias
b) Anchoring bias
c) Social desirability bias
d) Hindsight bias
a and c.
Researcher bias limits the validity of Bowlby's 44 Thieves study. Bowlby may have encouraged the participants to over-report their crimes and periods of maternal deprivation to suit his hypothesis.
Social desirability bias limits the validity of Bowlby's 44 Thieves study. The participants may have over or under-reported their crimes and periods of maternal deprivation to present themselves in a particular light.
A limitation of Bowlby's research is that he may have confused deprivation with .
A limitation of Bowlby's research is that he may have confused deprivation with privation.
Privation is the absence of something desired or needed.
Rutter (1981) observed that affectionless psychopathy is more likely to be a result of privation, rather than deprivation.
What is meant by institutionalisation?
Institutionalisation refers to the psychological effects of living in an institution for a long time.
Out of Rutter's sample of 165 Romanian orphans, how many had been adopted by before the age of two?
a) 111
b) 120
c) 145
a.
Out of Rutter's sample of 165 Romanian orphans, 111 had been adopted before the age of two.
54 of the orphans had been adopted by the age of four.
Interviews were conducted with the orphans' and parents.
Interviews were conducted with the orphans' teachers and adoptive parents.
True or False?
Developmental delays persisted in the orphans who were institutionalised after the age of six months and had not been adopted until after this age.
True.
Developmental delays persisted in the orphans who were institutionalised after the age of six months and had not been adopted until after this age.
These developmental delays were manifest in the forming of attachments and relationships.
Zeanah et al. (2005) conducted research with a sample of Romanian orphans. Which study was used to measure their attachment behaviours?
a) Zimbardo's prison study
b) The Strange Situation
c) The 44 Thieves study
b.
Zeanah et al. (2005) conducted research with a sample of Romanian orphans using the Strange Situation to measure their attachment behaviours.
There is good real-world application of the Romanian orphan studies, for example the guidance that adoptions should happen within the first of a baby's life.
There is good real-world application of the Romanian orphan studies, for example the guidance that adoptions should happen within the first week of a baby's life.
A limitation of Rutter's research into Romanian orphans is a lack of:
a) ecological validity
b) temporal validity
c) generalisability
c.
A limitation of Rutter's research into Romanian orphans is a lack of generalisability.
The findings cannot be generalised to all children of who have been institutionalised because the Romanian children experienced poor institutional care, which may not apply to all institutionalised children.
True or False?
Romanian orphan studies have many confounding variables.
False.
Romanian orphan studies have few confounding variables.
Romanian orphans had much in common as most had been given up by loving families, rather than being institutionalised because of war, abuse, parental death or other traumatic events.
True or False?
A limitation of the Romanian orphan studies is that the orphans were not studied long-term.
True.
A limitation of the Romanian orphan studies is that the orphans were not studied long-term.
There is a lack of data from the Romanian orphans in their adult lives which raises questions about the long-term impacts of institutionalisation.
A strength of Romanian orphan studies is that they provide insight into the effects of institutionalisation. Such effects do not include which one of the following?
a) Negative effect on mental health
b) Negative effect on body mass index
c) Negative effect on adult relationships, including marriage and parenthood
d) Negative effect on maintaining employment and careers
b.
A strength of Romanian orphan studies is that they provide insight into the effects of institutionalisation. Such effects do not include negative effect on body mass index.