Q1.
Read the item and then answer the question that follows.
A nursery school worker and her manager were chatting at the end of the
day.
‘How did the new toddlers settle in today?’ asked the manager.
‘They behaved very differently’, replied the nursery school worker. ‘Max
was distressed when his mother left but was happy to see her at the end of
the day.’
‘Jessica arrived clinging to her mother and I could not calm her down when
her mother left.’
‘William barely seemed to notice when his mother left and did not even look
up when she returned to collect him.’
Name the attachment type demonstrated by each of the children in the conversation
above by writing the attachment type next to the name below.
Max ______________________________________________________________
Jessica ___________________________________________________________
William ____________________________________________________________
(Total 3 marks)
Q2.
A researcher used the Strange Situation to investigate the attachment types of two
infants. Megan was classified as insecure-avoidant. Rosie was classified as insecure-
resistant.
Explain how Megan’s behaviour would differ from Rosie’s behaviour in the Strange
Situation.
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(Total 4 marks)
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Read the item and then answer the question that follows.
A nursery school worker and her manager were chatting at the end of the
day.
‘How did the new toddlers settle in today?’ asked the manager.
‘They behaved very differently’, replied the nursery school worker. ‘Max
was distressed when his mother left but was happy to see her at the end of
the day.’
‘Jessica arrived clinging to her mother and I could not calm her down when
her mother left.’
‘William barely seemed to notice when his mother left and did not even look
up when she returned to collect him.’
Name the attachment type demonstrated by each of the children in the conversation
above by writing the attachment type next to the name below.
Max ______________________________________________________________
Jessica ___________________________________________________________
William ____________________________________________________________
(Total 3 marks)
Q2.
A researcher used the Strange Situation to investigate the attachment types of two
infants. Megan was classified as insecure-avoidant. Rosie was classified as insecure-
resistant.
Explain how Megan’s behaviour would differ from Rosie’s behaviour in the Strange
Situation.
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
(Total 4 marks)
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