Evaluation: Types of Attachment

Question 1

State the 1st evaluation point of Types of Attachment

Answer 1

• Lack of population validity
• Original study used American infants
• Cannot be generalised to wider population & other cultures

Question 2

State the 2nd evaluation point of Types of Attachment

Answer 2

• Low ecological validity
• Environment of study was controlled
• Unlikely to happen in real life

Question 3

State the 3rd evaluation point of Types of Attachment

Answer 3

• Easy to replicate because:

> Follows a standardised procedure involving the 8 episodes of mother & stranger