Refer to the scenario below.
Scenario Maya is a nine-month-old infant. Her parents both work demanding night shifts at a local hospital, so Maya's grandmother, Evelyn, lives with them and takes sole responsibility for Maya's overnight care, including all night-time bottle feedings and soothing when she wakes up hungry. Maya's parents care for her during the day when they are not sleeping, but Maya has developed a much stronger, preferential attachment to her grandmother Evelyn.
Use learning theory to explain how Maya became preferentially attached to her grandmother, Evelyn, rather than to her parents.
Practise AQA A Level Psychology Explanations of attachment with exam-style questions for A Level Psychology. 57 questions, matched to the AQA A Level Psychology (7182) specification and written in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.
