Syllabus Edition
First teaching 2017
Last exams 2026
Exam code: 7182
Which two of the following attachment behaviours are associated with an insecure-resistant attachment type?
A | Extreme stranger anxiety |
B | Indifference when the mother leaves the room |
C | Low willingness to explore the new environment |
D | Moderate levels of separation anxiety |
E | Obvious joy when reunited with the mother |
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Nine-year-old Annie asks her mother, “What was I like as a toddler?”
“Oh, you could be a bit difficult,” Annie’s mother replies. “You used to scream when I left you at nursery. When I returned to pick you up, you would run towards me and then push me away.”
Identify the attachment type that Annie’s mother is describing.
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Outline one difference in attachment behaviours shown by infants who have an insecure-avoidant attachment and infants who have an insecure-resistant attachment.
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Outline one example of cultural variation in attachment.
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A nursery school worker and her manager were chatting at the end of the day.
‘How did the new toddlers settle in today?’ asked the manager.
‘They behaved very differently’, replied the nursery school worker. ‘Max was distressed when his mother left but was happy to see her at the end of the day.’
‘Jessica arrived clinging to her mother and I could not calm her down when her mother left.’
‘William barely seemed to notice when his mother left and did not even look up when she returned to collect him.’
Name the attachment type demonstrated by each of the children in the conversation above.
Max: ............................
Jessica: .......................
William: .......................
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Insecure-resistant is one type of attachment. Distinguish between two other types of attachment.
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Studies of attachment often involve naturalistic observations.
Suggest one way in which studies of attachment could be improved by using controlled observations.
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These different attachment types were first identified in Ainsworth’s ‘Strange Situation’.
Evaluate the procedure known as the ‘Strange Situation’.
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Outline Van Ijzendoorn’s investigation of cultural variations in attachment.
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Discuss findings of research into cultural variations in attachment
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Discuss research into types of attachment.
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