A researcher designs an observational checklist to assess 'secure attachment' based on behaviours observed in middle-class European families. They use this checklist to study parent-child interactions in a rural African community and conclude that a high proportion of the infants show 'insecure' attachments.
With reference to this study, explain what is meant by ethnocentrism.
Practise AQA A Level Psychology Gender and culture bias with exam-style questions for A Level Psychology. 28 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.
