Attachment L9

Question 1

What individualistic countries did they study?

Answer 1

Uk and US, Germany

Question 2

What Collectivist countries did they study?

Answer 2

Israel, Japan, China

Question 3

What is the difference between individualist and collectivist cultures?

Answer 3

Individualist cultures tend to value self gain and independence, whereas collectivist cultures value gain for a country as a whole, and supplying for their nation

Question 4

Who done a meta-analysis of studies into attachment and how many studies did they use?

Answer 4

Van Izjendoorn and Kroonenberg, 32.

Question 5

What did all studies they took into account use?

Answer 5

The strange situation scenario.

Question 6

What is a strength?(Meta-analysis)

Answer 6

Study is a meta-analysis, meaning there is a large sample therefore increasing validity.

Question 7

What is a weakness?(Closed)

Answer 7

Infants from Isreal lived in a closed community and didnt come into contact with strangers. This could be why they became severely distressed and thus classed as resistant.

Question 8

What is another weakness?(Mothers)

Answer 8

All studies measured attachment to mother. Infant may be securely attached to father not mother. Therefore is testing their attachment to an individual - not their attachment style

Question 9

What did they find?

Answer 9

• Secure was the most common type of attachment in all countries
• Lowest % of secure was in China
• Highest % of secure was in UK
• Overall variations were 1.5x greater within cultures than between cultures