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Cross-Cultural Research in Development

Explore cross-cultural child-development research by comparing attachment and social findings across cultures, while evaluating universality, generalisability, methods and…

Syllabus
First assessment 2026
Course
Psychology XPS01/YPS01
Level
A2

Exam points

  • Cross-cultural research tests whether developmental behaviours are universal or shaped by cultural context.
  • Assess generalisability by comparing samples, procedures and attachment findings across cultures.
  • Meta-analyses reveal cross-cultural patterns, but procedural differences may weaken reliability.

5.3.2 - Cross-cultural research question 1

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Samad and Amna investigated attachment in infants aged one to two years old using Ainsworth's strange situation procedure. The sample comprised of 20 families where both parents were in full-time employment.
Table 1 shows results for the observed reunion behaviour.

Table 1

Table 1

The strange situation procedure has been used cross-culturally.
Explain one reason why cross-cultural research is carried out when studying children.

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