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

44 mins9 questions
11 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

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21 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

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32 marks

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

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13 marks

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

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24 marks

Briefly evaluate Lorenz's research into imprinting.

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33 marks

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

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16 marks

Outline how Lorenz and Harlow studied attachment using animals.

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216 marks

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

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38 marks

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

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