At a local parent-and-baby group, several mothers are discussing their children's behaviour. One mother notes, 'My baby's smiles and cries seem designed to make me look after them and keep them safe. I feel we have this single, unique bond that will shape how they form relationships for the rest of their life.'
Discuss Bowlby's evolutionary explanation of attachment. Refer to the mother's comments in your answer.
84 exam-style questions on Edexcel A Level Psychology Content, covering Bowlby's work on attachment, Ainsworth and the Strange Situation, Research into deprivation, Research into privation, Research into day care, Cross-cultural research into attachment, Autism, Individual differences, and Developmental psychology. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.