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You will have learned about one of the following contemporary studies in child psychology - AQA - A-Level Psychology - Question 11 - 2021 - Paper 2
Question 11
You will have learned about one of the following contemporary studies in child psychology. - Cassibba et al (2013). - Gagnon-Oosterwall et al (2012). - Li et al (20... show full transcript
Worked Solution & Example Answer:You will have learned about one of the following contemporary studies in child psychology - AQA - A-Level Psychology - Question 11 - 2021 - Paper 2
Step 1
State two findings of your chosen contemporary study.
Answer
Findings from Cassibba et al (2013)
- Cassibba et al (2013) found that 53% of the Italian nonclinical children were classified as having a type B attachment.
- The most common type of attachment for clinical/at risk Italian children was an avoidant (type A) attachment.
Step 2
Explain one strength of your chosen contemporary study in terms of reliability.
Answer
One strength of Cassibba et al (2013) regarding reliability is that it utilized studies which employed the strange situation procedure in their meta-analysis. This means that each study used the same method to measure attachment type. Consequently, the results are not confounded using different measures of attachment.