Six-month-old Jamil has started to smile, coo, and reach out his arms whenever his mother enters the room, which makes his mother want to hold and talk to him. Although Jamil's father also cares for him, Jamil shows a clear, special preference for his mother and becomes distressed if she is not there.
Explain Jamil’s behaviour using Bowlby’s monotropic theory of attachment.
Practise AQA A Level Psychology Explanations of attachment with exam-style questions for A Level Psychology. 57 questions, matched to the AQA A Level Psychology (7182) specification and written in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.
