Evaluate the Evolutionary Theory of Attachment

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type predicted later emotional and social behaviour. For example, secure infants were more likely to be rated as more popular and had more friends than the insecurely attached children. This supports the Internal Working Model because early life reflects the late life choices. If a mother is responsive to her child's needs, the child will feel worthy of that attention and develop a sense of worth. However, if a mother is unresponsive then the child will feel worthless and will believe they do not deserve attention, this will then reflect on how they view themselves later on in life, so will not make as many friends as those who got responses from their mothers/primary care givers. Another study that supports the Internal Working Model is Hazan and Shaver's, who found out those adults' romantic attachments, were closely linked to their infant attachments. The securely attached infants tended to have secure romantic attachments, whereas the insecurely would find that when their ...

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