Researchers investigated whether the ability to cope with peer exclusion is influenced by childhood attachment type. They used a semi-structured interview to assess the childhood attachment histories of a group of 15-year-olds. Based on these assessments, the teenagers were classified into three categories:
The teenagers then participated in a virtual social simulation where they were systematically excluded from a collaborative activity by peer avatars. Their subsequent behavioral and emotional responses were observed and classified as either:
Discuss the influence of early attachment on childhood and adolescent peer relationships. Refer to the likely behavioral and emotional reactions of Group 1, Group 2, and Group 3 in the study described above in your answer.
18 exam-style questions on AQA A Level Psychology Influence of early attachment. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.