AS & A Level / Psychology / Attachment and developmental evidence Question practice
Attachment and developmental evidence About this practice Original, unofficial practice. Evaluative marking points are indicative: credit equivalent justified arguments, one point per distinct criterion, without double counting.
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Psychology Attachment and developmental evidence
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1 Explain why attachment is not adequately defined as an infant merely being fed by an adult. Easy 2 marks No calculator + 2 Fictional study: the same children are assessed at ages 3, 6 and 9. Identify the design and one advantage over comparing different children at each age. Easy 2 marks No calculator + 3 Fictional case: early sensitive caregiving predicts later social confidence. Analyse why a longitudinal association does not prove caregiving alone caused confidence. Medium 4 marks No calculator + 4 Fictional study: half the families leave a ten-year follow-up, particularly families under financial stress. Analyse attrition bias and a practical response. Medium 4 marks No calculator + 5 Fictional case: an attachment observation developed in one cultural setting classifies children elsewhere using the same separation behaviour criteria. Evaluate applying the categories unchanged. Hard 4 marks No calculator + 6 Fictional case: a policy report claims early caregiving permanently fixes adult relationships. Evaluate this deterministic claim using continuity and later experience. Hard 4 marks No calculator + Self-assessed Not marked yet
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