AQA Revision Notes - Attachment

A comprehensive set of revision notes covering the topic of Attachment for AQA Psychology. Includes AO1 (knowledge) and AO3 (evaluation) content.

• Caregiver-infant interactions in humans: reciprocity and interactional synchrony.
• Stages of attachment identified by Schaffer. Multiple attachments and the role of the father.
• Animal studies of attachment: Lorenz and Harlow.
• Explanations of attachment: learning theory and Bowlby’s monotropic theory.
• The concepts of a critical period and an internal working model.
• Ainsworth’s ‘Strange Situation’. Types of attachment: secure, insecure-avoidant and insecure-resistant.
• Cultural variations in attachment, including van Ijzendoorn.
• Bowlby’s theory of maternal deprivation. Romanian orphan studies: effects of institutionalisation.
• The influence of early attachment on childhood and adult relationships, including the role of an internal working model.

Total of 23 pages.

Useful for teachers and students as part of AQA A Level Psychology. Can be used as part of a revision lesson, exam question planning or flashcard design.