AQA Psychology- Unit 3

1. What did the Simpson et al research show?

Children who had suffered abuse, had a disorganised attachment type
Attachment type is not fixed, you can shift from SA to IA
Longitudinal study, 78 ppts followed from infancy to adolescence and those rated securely attached had closer relationships
Love quiz, IA= fear of closeness, IR= difficulty in finding true love, SA= solid relationships AND divorce rate 12% higher in IA

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91 non-parent students asked certain questions to do with raising child but no differences found
Childhood experiences influence later in life sex differences
Men invest just as much as their step children
Men have greater ANS arousal when asked questions about being a parent

participants in a realtionship rated pictures of opposite sex lower than single ppts to eliminate alternatives
99 real couples compared to fake couples and those real couples were rated more similarily
Computer dance study, ppts chose those who were most similar to them
participants in a realtionship rated pictures of opposite sex higher than single ppts to eliminate alternatives

Socialisation could be an alternative explanation so it is the norms that explain the differences
900 lonely heart ads, 42% of males look for youth compared to 25% of women, and 44% of males look for attractive partner compared to 22% females
Students asked a series of questions (date? flat? sex?) by an attractive researcher and 0% of females agreed compared to 75% of males
10,000 ppts, 37 cultures, overall men look for attractiveness and youth + women look for financial support