PSYCHOLOGY IN YOUR LIFE
COMPREHENSIVE PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉Harry Harlow's Attachment Research. Answer: monkeys in a cage
with two surrogate "mother" experiment = comforting touch is
critical and socio-emotional development
◉early attachment. Answer: children need comfort touch a lot as
they develop and grow
◉separation anxiety. Answer: signs of distress when a child is away
from their primary caregiver
◉secure attachment. Answer: babies are confident enough to play in
unknown environment as long as caregivers are present and
respond readily to distress
◉avoidant attachment. Answer: babies are somewhat willing to
explore unfamiliar territory but do not look at the caregiver when
they leave or return, as if they have little interest in the caregiver
, ◉ambivalent attachment. Answer: babies are unwilling to explore
an unfamiliar environment but seem to have mix feelings about
caregiver, they cry when caregiver leaves, but cannot be consoled
upon their return
◉Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development. Answer: the idea that
we change the way we think when we form new schemas
◉schemas. Answer: the way of thinking about the world
◉assimilation. Answer: the process we use to incorporate new
information into existing schemas
◉accommodation. Answer: the process of creating new schemas or
drastically altering existing ones to incorporate new info
◉sensory motor stage. Answer: birth to 2 yrs
infants acquire info about the world through their senses and motor
skills
don't realize that objects don't disappear
◉pre-operational stage. Answer: 2-7 yrs
COMPREHENSIVE PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉Harry Harlow's Attachment Research. Answer: monkeys in a cage
with two surrogate "mother" experiment = comforting touch is
critical and socio-emotional development
◉early attachment. Answer: children need comfort touch a lot as
they develop and grow
◉separation anxiety. Answer: signs of distress when a child is away
from their primary caregiver
◉secure attachment. Answer: babies are confident enough to play in
unknown environment as long as caregivers are present and
respond readily to distress
◉avoidant attachment. Answer: babies are somewhat willing to
explore unfamiliar territory but do not look at the caregiver when
they leave or return, as if they have little interest in the caregiver
, ◉ambivalent attachment. Answer: babies are unwilling to explore
an unfamiliar environment but seem to have mix feelings about
caregiver, they cry when caregiver leaves, but cannot be consoled
upon their return
◉Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development. Answer: the idea that
we change the way we think when we form new schemas
◉schemas. Answer: the way of thinking about the world
◉assimilation. Answer: the process we use to incorporate new
information into existing schemas
◉accommodation. Answer: the process of creating new schemas or
drastically altering existing ones to incorporate new info
◉sensory motor stage. Answer: birth to 2 yrs
infants acquire info about the world through their senses and motor
skills
don't realize that objects don't disappear
◉pre-operational stage. Answer: 2-7 yrs
