Types of Attachment & Cultural Variations (AQA A Level Psychology)

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  • What is meant by cultural variations?

    Cultural variations refer to how behaviour may be a product of cultural norms and social practices.

  • What is meant by inter-cultural differences, and what is meant by intra-cultural differences?

    Inter-cultural differences refers to differences between cultures; intra-cultural differences refers to differences within the same culture.

  • Which one of the following countries was not included in Van Ijzendoorn & Kroonenberg's (1988) meta-analysis of cross-cultural replications of the Strange Situation?

    a) Sweden

    b) Japan

    c) France

    d) Israel

    c.

    France was not included in Van Ijzendoorn & Kroonenberg's (1988) meta-analysis of cross-cultural replications of the Strange Situation.

  • True or False?

    Van Ijzendoorn & Kroonenberg found that in collectivist cultures (such as China and Japan), insecure-resistant attachment represents 25% of infants assessed.

    True.

    Van Ijzendoorn & Kroonenberg found that in collectivist cultures (such as China and Japan), insecure-resistant attachment represents 25% of infants assessed.

  • Which attachment type did Van Ijzendoorn & Kroonenberg find to be the most common across cultures?

    a) Secure

    b) Insecure-avoidant

    c) Insecure-resistant

    a.

    Van Ijzendoorn & Kroonenberg found secure attachment to be the most common across cultures.

  • True or False?

    Simonelli et al.'s (2014) findings support the findings of Ainsworth's original Strange Situation study.

    False.

    Simonelli et al.'s (2014) findings do not support the findings of Ainsworth's original Strange Situation study.

    They found that 50% of infants were securely attached which is lower than in Ainsworth's original Strange Situation study.

  • Van Ijzendoorn & Kroonenberg found 150% greater variation in -cultural studies greater than in -cultural studies.

    Van Ijzendoorn & Kroonenberg found 150% greater variation in intra-cultural studies greater than in inter-cultural studies.

  • Van Ijzendoorn & Kroonenberg's large sample of 2000 participants across 32 studies generates robust quantitative data. This increases the study's:

    a) reliability

    b) ecological validity

    c) predictive validity

    a.

    Van Ijzendoorn & Kroonenberg's large sample of 2000 participants across 32 studies generates robust quantitative data. This increases the study's reliability.

  • Van Ijzendoorn & Kroonenberg compared countries and not , which is a limitation as with each country there are many different cultural .

    Van Ijzendoorn & Kroonenberg compared countries and not cultures, which is a limitation as with each country there are many different cultural variations.

  • Van Ijzendoorn & Kroonenberg's study used which two types of data?

    a) Quantitative data

    b) Qualitative data

    c) Primary data

    d) Secondary data

    a and d.

    Van Ijzendoorn & Kroonenberg's study used quantitative data (the effect size calculated in the meta-analysis) and secondary data (the use of other researcher's findings).