P3- Evaluation Of Meta Analyses

Question 1

What is a strength of meta-analyses like the ones used here?

Answer 1

A strength of meta-analyses like those used here is that you can end up with a large sample.

Question 2

Van Ijzendoorn and Kroonenberg used…

Answer 2

Van Ijzendoorn and Kroonenbeg used nearly 2000 children. This means internal validity is strengthened as the impact of biased psychologist or unusual pps is limited.

Question 3

However, in contrast what does Ijzendoor and Kroonenberg suggest about the cross-cultural similarities?

Answer 3

However, Van Ijzendoor and Kroonenberg suggests that the cross-cultural similaries they found might be explained by the effects of mass media which spreads ideas about parenting so that children all over the world are exposed to the same influences.

Question 4

This means that cultural differences may not be due to…

Answer 4

This means that cultural differences may not be due to biological influences but are a product of our global culture, therefore cross-cultural studies of attatchments type may lack validity as they are not really testing security/insecurity in attatchment but media influences.