Attachment theory underestimates the child
@article{Harris2009AttachmentTU,
title={Attachment theory underestimates the child},
author={Judith Rich Harris},
journal={Behavioral and Brain Sciences},
year={2009},
volume={32},
pages={30 - 30}
}Abstract The problem with elaborations of attachment theory is attachment theory itself. How would a mind that works the way the theory posits have increased its owner's fitness in hunter-gatherer times? The child's mind is more capacious and discerning than attachment theorists give it credit for. Early-appearing, long-lasting personality characteristics, often mistaken for the lingering effects of early experiences, are more likely due to genetic influences on personality.
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