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Drilling test 4 – Theories of attachment

1)What are the three types of attachment outlined by Ainsworth? / a)Secure, insecure resistant, insecure averted
b)Insecure repellent, secure, insecure unsure
c)Insecure resistant, insecure avoidant, secure
d)Secure, insecure, quasi-secure
e)Insure avoidant, insecure resistant, quasi-secure
2)According to Ainsworth, what determines the attachment type of the infant? / a)The personality of the infant
b)The personality of the care-giver
c)The responsiveness of the infant
d)The responsiveness of the care giver
e)The social-economic class of the care-giver
3)What were the percentages for the three attachment types in Ainsworth’s original studies / a)33%, 33%, 34%
b)22%, 66%, 12%
c)18%, 68%, 14%
d)4%, 88%, 8%
e)33%, 67%, 0%
4)a) According to Van IjzendornKroonenberg’s research, which type of insecure attachment is most common in western societies b) which was the dominant attachment type across all cultures / a)a) insecure resistant b) insecure avoidant
b)a) insecure avoidant b) insecure resistant
c)a) insecure resistant b) secure
d)a) insecure avoidant b) secure
e)a) insecure avoidant b) insecure disorganised
5)What does the term ‘privation’ refer to? / a)When an infant had an attachment that was later disrupted
b)When an infant never had the opportunity to form an attachment
c)When an infant suffers a short-term separation from its caregiver
d)When an infant is deprived of private day care
e)When infants are deprived of primary care, such food.
6)What did Bowlby mean by the term ‘affectionless psychopathy’ / a)The child has lost his or her affection for his caregiver
b)The child is shameless and lacks empathy, probably due to a disruption of attachment in early years
c)A person struggles to cope with the loss of their partner (split-up, divorce, death etc.)
d)The idea that the attachment type we have as children will be the relation types we seek as adults
e)The personality that the child has when they are born
7)What does PDD stand for? / a)Process, detachment, discard
b)Privation, discomfort, distain
c)Progress, development, day-care
d)Pedagogy, devilment, disinterest
e)Protest, despair, detachment
8)In Bowlby’s 44 thieves study, a) how many of the thieves classified as affectionless psychopaths? b) how many of these had had prolonged maternal deprivation c) how many of the non-thieves had suffered maternal deprivation? / a)a) 19/44 (43%) b) 14/19 (73%) c) 6/44 (13%)
b)a) 19/44 (43%) b) 16/19 (84%) c) 5/44 (11%)
c)a) 16/44 (36%) b) 14/16 (86%) c) 4/44 (9%)
d)a) 16/44 (36%) b) 12/16 (75%) c) 5/44 (11%)
e)a) 14/44 (32%) b) 10/14 (71%) c) 4/44 (9%)

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9)In Hodges and Tizard’s study of institutional care, which group of children recovered best from their early experience of privation? / a)Those who were returned to the biological parent
b)Those who were fostered
c)Those who were adopted
d)Those who stayed in the institution
e)Those who stayed with relatives
10)In the EPPE project, what was found out about children who a) spend more than 20 hours a week in day care? b) spend more than 40 hours a week in day care? / a)a) children had a slight increase in aggression b) children had a significant increase in aggressive behaviour
b)a) children had a slight decrease in aggression b) children had a slight increase in aggressive behaviour
c)a) children had a significant increase in aggression b) children developed affectionless psychopathy
d)Children had a significant decrease in aggression b) children developed excellent pro-social skills
e)There was no change in aggression levels b) children showed a slight increase in aggression
11)Give one way in which adoption practices have changed as a result of research into attachment / a)Adoptions are no longer advised, children should stay in an institution until they are adults
b)Adoptions should occur later than they do already
c)Adoptions should happen earlier than they do already
d)Foster care is advised before full adoption
e)The child should return to the biological parents at all costs
12)What makes good quality day-care? / a)More staff
b)Free play whenever the child wishes
c)Children encouraged to spend as long as possible in day-care
d)Expensive
e)As few changes in carers as possible (low staff turnover)

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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