This document contains 16-mark essay plans for every extended-response question AQA could set on Attachment. Each plan opens with a structured AO1 outline before developing AO3 evaluation, with named studies, dates and findings integrated throughout to evidence every point.
Colour-coded annotations follow a consistent system throughout:
Black — AO1 (Knowledge and Understanding)
Red — AO3 (Evaluation: Counterargument)
Orange — AO3 (Evaluation: Interactionist perspective)
Green — AO3 (Evaluation: Supporting argument)
What Essay Plans are included:
Discuss animal studies of attachment. (16)
Discuss the learning theory as an explanation of attachment. (16)
Discuss Bowlby’s monotropic explanation of attachment. (16)
Discuss Bowlby’s maternal explanation of attachment. (16)
Discuss the Strange Situation as a way of assessing types of
attachment. (16)
Discuss research into cultural variations in attachment. (16)
Discuss research into the effects of institutionalisation. (16)
Discuss research into the influence of early attachment on childhood and adult relationships. (16)
This document contains 16-mark essay plans for every extended-response question AQA could set on Attachment. Each plan opens with a structured AO1 outline before developing AO3 evaluation, with named studies, dates and findings integrated throughout to evidence every point.
Colour-coded annotations follow a consistent system throughout:
Black — AO1 (Knowledge and Understanding)
Red — AO3 (Evaluation: Counterargument)
Orange — AO3 (Evaluation: Interactionist perspective)
Green — AO3 (Evaluation: Supporting argument)
What Essay Plans are included:
Discuss animal studies of attachment. (16)
Discuss the learning theory as an explanation of attachment. (16)
Discuss Bowlby’s monotropic explanation of attachment. (16)
Discuss Bowlby’s maternal explanation of attachment. (16)
Discuss the Strange Situation as a way of assessing types of
attachment. (16)
Discuss research into cultural variations in attachment. (16)
Discuss research into the effects of institutionalisation. (16)
Discuss research into the influence of early attachment on childhood and adult relationships. (16)