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Question 7

Dr. Vance operates a family counseling clinic in Geneva, serving families from diverse global regions.

During her clinical assessments of infant-caregiver dynamics, she notes distinct behavioral patterns:

  • Some infants show intense panic during separation, and upon reunion, they aggressively demand to be held but simultaneously struggle to get away and reject comfort.
  • Other infants barely notice when their caregiver departs, continuing to play independently, and actively avoid proximity or gaze contact when reunited.
  • A third, larger group of infants display moderate distress when their caregiver leaves but are easily pacified upon their return, quickly returning to explore their surroundings.

Dr. Vance wants to use cross-cultural attachment literature to help her clinical trainees understand these observations.

Evaluate cross-cultural research into attachment types as an explanation of the infants’ behaviour observed in Dr. Vance's clinic.

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84 exam-style questions on Edexcel A Level Psychology Content, covering Bowlby's work on attachment, Ainsworth and the Strange Situation, Research into deprivation, Research into privation, Research into day care, Cross-cultural research into attachment, Autism, Individual differences, and Developmental psychology. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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