Syllabus Edition

First teaching 2025

First exams 2027

Animal Studies in Attachment (AQA A Level Psychology): Exam Questions

Exam code: 7182

51 mins11 questions
1
1 mark

Which of the following describes imprinting?

  • Animal offspring will follow the first human they see once born

  • Animal offspring will cling to the first moving object they see once born

  • Animal offspring will follow the first moving object they see once born

  • Animal offspring will hide from the first moving object they see once born

2
1 mark

Which of the following describes the two 'mothers' implemented by Harlow in his maternal deprivation study using rhesus monkeys?

  • A loving mother and an unloving mother

  • A real mother and a fake mother

  • A wire mother and a cloth mother

  • A monkey mother and a human mother

3
2 marks

Outline one limitation of Harlow's research using rhesus monkeys.

1
3 marks

Briefly describe the findings of Lorenz's research into imprinting in geese.

2
4 marks

Briefly evaluate Lorenz's research into imprinting.

3
3 marks

Briefly describe the procedure used in Harlow's monkey study.

4
3 marks

Briefly describe the procedure used in Lorenz's gosling study.

5
4 marks

 Outline Lorenz’s research into animal attachment.

1
6 marks

Outline how Lorenz and Harlow studied attachment using animals.

2
16 marks

Outline Lorenz’s and Harlow’s animal studies of attachment. Discuss what these studies might tell us about human attachment.

3
8 marks

Outline animal studies in attachment. Briefly evaluate animal studies in attachment.