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'Can psychological research inform us about the development of attachment? Outline and evaluate.'
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'Can psychological research inform us about the development of attachment? Outline and evaluate.' Psychological research can inform us about the development of attachments to a certain extent. Mary Ainsworth actually covered a definition explaining, how we know when an attachment has developed. This is; 'the infant tries to get close to and maintain that proximity with the caregiver, using a number of strategies to do so. E.g. clinging and signalling behaviours such as smiling, crying and calling.' The fact she has outlined this definition obviously shows she must have evidence to back her definition up. John Bowlby's view on attachment is that it is very important to ensure the survival of infants. Attachment must be two-way in order to ensure good care. The infant will cry out when left and in turn, the caregiver would respond to the child. An infant, who is not attached, will not be cared for. Developmental psychologists have...
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