Assignment 1 Due Wed July 19th at 5:00pm on Blackboard 15% final grade 4 pages MAX (aim for 3-4). DOUBLE SPACED APA style (12 pt font, 1 inch margins, double spaced, title page, references) Find and describe an example of a fictional character (from TV, movies, books, or a song)
that is high in anxious attachment, and another character who is high in avoidant
attachment. Do not need to be from same source
*** See extra notes on Blackboard for FAQ about assignment, and for APA citing info*** Describe the characters’ behaviours that support your assessment of their
attachment style, providing citations to support your assessment. Can use citations from this lecture Optional (not required) to incorporate additional sources Cite primary sources (not the lecture slides) 3-4 behaviours per style Conclude with an argument (linking to the examples and broader research) on
which form of insecure attachment you think is more detrimental to healthy
relationships and why. Grading/ Structure ( /15): High anxious character / 5
▪ Provided SPECIFIC examples of the character’s behaviour and linked to
attachment research High avoidant character / 5 Conclusion / 3
▪ Made a clear argument about which style is a bigger barrier to healthy
relationship
▪ Linked argument to attachment research and to examples Writing & Style /2
▪ Logical flow & clear argumentation
▪ APA style Taylor Swift as high anxious attachment (Can’t use for actual assignment because she is not a fictional character, but
could use her persona in a song). Evidence: Shows jealousy of potential rivals Clinginess/neediness Rebounds quickly with other mates “Taylor is needy and clingly in her relationships, consistent with anxious attachment”. Not enough; need to support “For example, after only a few months of dating, she purchased a home located
extremely close to the residence of her then boyfriend Conor Kennedy. Taylor’s
behaviour suggests a desire to minimize physical distance from her attachment figure,
consistent with high anxious attachment (Mikulincer & Shaver, 2007).” Great! Shows an understanding of the features of anxious attachment Assignment 1 Notes
I just wanted to note answers to common questions asked about Assignment
1:
1) You are to cite the original sources I cited on the lecture slides in your reference section
to get full marks (e.g., Brennan et al., 1995). That is, you should NOT be citing me or the lecture slides (I was not the one who came up with attachment theory!).
You should look up the citation to find the original article. If you are having
trouble locating the article to cite please email me and I can point you in the
right direction.
You should try searching on google scholar for the authors name and year and a key
word based on what I was talking about on the slide.
For example for Brennan et al.,1995 if you google scholar “Brennan 1995 attachment
assessment”, it brings up the correct article.
Brennan, K. A., & Shaver, P. R. (1995). Dimensions of adult attachment, affect regulation,
and romantic relationship functioning. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 21(3), 267283. 2) It is okay if you cite the TV show/movie only once at the beginning of the
section; it will be evident you are talking about the same show/movie
throughout. See https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/11/ for how to cite a
TV show correctly and also http://lib.trinity.edu/lib2/cite_nontrad_apa.php
3) I would aim to cover 3-4 examples/behaviours each for high anxiety and for
high avoidance.
4) You do NOT need to have an introduction section, and can delve right into
the high anxiety example. You can use headings (e.g., High anxiety, high
avoidance, conclusion) if you would like.**You do need a conclusion section**
5) It's okay if you talk about the character's behaviours in several different
relationships. That is, you could pull all your examples from their romantic relationship or all the examples from their relationship with their parent, or
you could do some kind of combination (e.g., an example from their
relationship with friends, with significant other, etc.).
6) Feel free to be as specific as you want with your example, especially if you
think a character's attachment style changed over the course of a show/ in
different relationships (e.g., "When they first starting dating in Season
2, CharacterX was anxiously attached to CharacterY").
7) A song can count as a fictional example so long as you mention you are
referring to the persona portrayed by the artist in the song (that is "An
example of an individual high in anxious attachment is the persona
portrayed by Taylor Swift in her song Blank Space.")
8) You should have an APA title page (as well as running head), and reference
page.

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