AQA A-Level Psychology
Topic: Attachment
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Caregiver-Infant Interactions
Reciprocity
Interactional synchrony
Research examples: Meltzoff and Moore (1977), Tronick et al. (1979) -
Stages of Attachment
Schaffer’s stages: Asocial, Indiscriminate, Specific, Multiple
Key study: Schaffer and Emerson (1964) -
Animal Studies of Attachment
Lorenz’s imprinting study
Harlow’s research with rhesus monkeys
Evaluation of animal studies -
Explanations of Attachment
Learning theory: classical and operant conditioning
Bowlby’s monotropic theory
Critical period
Internal working model
Social releasers -
Ainsworth’s Strange Situation
Procedure and methodology
Types of attachment: secure, insecure-avoidant, insecure-resistant
Evaluation: validity, reliability, cultural context -
Cultural Variations in Attachment
Van IJzendoorn and Kroonenberg (1988): meta-analysis
Studies in different countries
Evaluation of cross-cultural research -
Bowlby’s Theory of Maternal Deprivation
Critical period
Long-term consequences of deprivation
Key study: Bowlby’s 44 juvenile thieves study
Evaluation of the theory and evidence -
Romanian Orphan Studies: Effects of Institutionalisation
Rutter’s ERA study (1998)
Effects: disinhibited attachment, cognitive delay
Evaluation: real-world application, methodology -
Influence of Early Attachment on Later Relationships
Role of the internal working model
Childhood relationships
Romantic relationships in adulthood
Hazan and Shaver’s love quiz
Evaluation: methodological issues, retrospective data
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