RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
THE NEED FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
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YES-FULL F O R C E
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NO-NOT FULL F O R C E
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The 44 thieves study was a famous study conducted by John Bowlby to assess the impact of maternal deprivation on the likelihood of delinquency in adolescence. During the study, Bowlby interviewed 44 thieves and 44 non-thieves from a juvenile delinquency centre (hence the name of the study).
Detailed explanation-2: -Bowlby’s assessment process The ‘44 Juvenile Thieves’ paper describes 88 children, aged 5–16 years, who were assessed and/or treated at the London Child Guidance Clinic between 1936 and 1939 [demographics described in Part II of Bowlby’s case series (Bowlby 1944, pp.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the control group only two had had such a separation. He also found 14 of the young thieves (32%) showed ‘affectionless psychopathy’ (they were not able to care about or feel affection for others).
Detailed explanation-4: -Bowlby specified four phases of child-caregiver attachment development: 0-3 months, 3-6 months, 6 months to 3 years, and 3 years through the end of childhood. Expanding on Bowlby’s ideas, Mary Ainsworth pointed to three attachment patterns: secure attachment, avoidant attachment, and resistant attachment.