These are practice questions for the Attachment topic of AQA A-Level psychology.
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Attachment Questions
Caregiver-Infant Interactions:
1. Explain what is meant by ‘Interactional synchrony’. (2 marks)
2. In relation to caregiver-infant interactions in humans, explain what is meant by ‘reciprocity’ and
‘interactional synchrony’. (2 marks + 2 marks)
3. Outline research into caregiver-infant interactions. (4 marks)
4. Outline research into interactional synchrony in humans. (4 marks)
5. Outline research into reciprocity in humans. (4 marks)
6. Outline one strength and one limitation of research into caregiver-infant interactions. (6 marks)
7. Describe and evaluate research into caregiver-infant interactions (16 marks)
Schaffer’s Stages of Attachment:
1. Explain what is meant by ‘multiple attachments’. (3 marks)
2. Outline stages of attachment as identified by Schaffer. (4 marks)
3. Outline one strength of Schaffer’s stages of attachment. (4 marks)
4. Evaluate research into multiple attachments. (4 marks)
5. Outline Schaffer’s stages of attachment (6 marks)
6. Outline research into multiple attachments (6 marks)
7. Explain two criticisms of Schaffer’s stages of attachment. (3 marks + 3 marks)
8. Describe and evaluate Schaffer’s stages of attachment. (16 marks)
9. Describe and evaluate research into multiple attachments. (16 marks)
The Role of the Father:
1. Research has shown that mothers and fathers may play different roles in attachment. Outline one
difference that has been found in the roles of mothers and fathers in attachment. (2 marks)
2. Briefly explain the role of the father in relation to attachment. (3 marks)
3. Outline two limitations of research into the role of the father in attachment. (4 marks)
4. Outline research relating to the role of the father in attachment. (6 marks)
5. Discuss what research has shown about the role of the father in attachment. (8 marks)
Animal Studies of Attachment:
1. Outline how Lorenz studied attachment using animals. (4 marks)
2. Describe one study where Harlow used animals to investigate attachment. (4 marks)
3. Briefly evaluate Harlow’s animal studies. (4 marks)
4. Describe the findings and procedures of one animal study of attachment. (6 marks)
5. Describe Lorenz’s animal studies of attachment. Refer in your answer to what he did and what he
found. (6 marks)
6. Describe and evaluate animal studies of attachment. (16 marks)
Learning Theory:
1. Outline two limitations of learning theory as an explanation of attachment. (2 marks + 2 marks)
2. Outline the learning theory explanation of attachment. (4 marks)
3. Describe the learning theory explanation of attachment. (4 marks)
4. Outline two criticisms of the learning theory explanation of attachment. (3 marks + 3 marks)
5. Discuss and evaluate learning theory as an explanation of attachment. (16 marks)
Bowlby’s Theory:
1. Explain what is meant by a ‘monotropic theory’. (2 marks)
2. Outline one strength and one limitation of Bowlby’s monotropic theory of attachment. (2 marks + 2
marks)
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