Take this Quiz: A-Level Psychology: Attachment — Animal Studies and Early Development | Zestly

Question 1

In the context of caregiver-infant interaction, how does interactional synchrony differ from reciprocity?

Accepted Answer

Interactional synchrony involves the temporal coordination of micro-level social behavior, whereas reciprocity involves turn-taking.

Question 2

Which of the following are key findings from Schaffer and Emerson's (1964) Glasgow study regarding the development of attachment?

Accepted Answer

The majority of infants formed their first specific attachment between 6 and 8 months of age.

Question 3

What is the primary conclusion drawn from Konrad Lorenz's study on imprinting in goslings?

Accepted Answer

Imprinting is an innate, irreversible process that must occur within a critical period for survival.

Question 4

In Harry Harlow's study of rhesus monkeys, what did the results reveal about the nature of attachment?

Answer

Monkeys preferred the wire mother that provided food, supporting the learning theory of attachment.

Answer

Contact comfort was more important than food in the formation of attachment.

Answer

Maternal deprivation had no long-term effects on the social behavior of the monkeys.

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Monkeys raised with only wire mothers showed severe social and emotional deficits as adults.

Answer

Attachment is primarily driven by the biological need for nourishment.

Question 5

Which stage of Schaffer and Emerson's attachment model is characterized by an infant showing a preference for familiar adults but accepting comfort from any adult?

Answer

Asocial stage

Answer

Indiscriminate attachment stage

Answer

Specific attachment stage

Answer

Multiple attachment stage