Paper 1 key notes

Question 1

Define binding factors

Answer 1

Aspects of a situation that make a person ignore/minimise the damaging effect of their behaviour, resulting in them feeling a reduced moral strain.

Question 2

What were the obedience rates in each variation of Milgram’s study

Answer 2

Original study- 65%
Increased proximity with learner- 40%
Touch proximity- force hand onto plate- 30%
Decreased proximity from experimenter (phone)- 20.5%
Run down location- 47.5%
Experimenter in normal clothes (no uniform)- 20%

Question 3

Obedience rates if participants witnesses someone else disobey

Answer 3

10% (down from 65%)

Question 4

Findings of Lewis (1936)

Answer 4

37% of OCD patients had OCD parents and 21% had OCD siblings

Question 5

SS episodes

Answer 5

child being encouraged to explore
a stranger entering the room and attempting to interact with the child
the caregiver leaves the child and the stranger together
the caregiver returns and the stranger leaves
the caregiver leaves the child alone
the stranger returns
the caregiver returns and is reunited with the child

Question 6

Attachment types and rates

Answer 6

Insecure avoidant (Type A). 20-25%. UK toddlers. Explore freely, No need for proximity or secure base. Show little separation/stranger anxiety. 
Type B 60-75% Secure. Explore happily. Seek moderate proximity. Use caregiver as secure base. Show moderate stranger/separation anxiety. 
Type C Less than 3%. Show little exploration, seek great proximity show great stranger/separation anxiety. Rejects comfort on reunion.

Question 7

Rutter sample and IQ rates

Answer 7

Sample size 165
Mean IQ:
before 6 months: 102
6 months-2 years: 86
After 2 years 77

Question 8

Attachment rates of BEIP (Zeenah et al) and sample size

Answer 8

95 children 12-31 months (90% institutional care)
Control group 50 no institution
19% sample secure compared to 74% control
65% disorganised
44% disinhibited- less than 20% control

Question 9

Love quiz findings and sample size

Answer 9

620 replies
56% secure
35% Insecure avoidant
19% insecure resistant
Secure most likely to have good, long-lasting relationships
Avoidant- jealous, feared intimacy