Psychology A-Level
Reunion behaviour as the key indicator
What Reunion behaviour as the key indicator means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Reunion behaviour as the key indicator
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The reunion response is the most telling of the five behaviours scored, showing what the baby does when the carer comes back.
Topics that use Reunion behaviour as the key indicator
- Attachment (AQA A-Level)
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- Cultural variations and within-culture variation
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- Secure, insecure-avoidant and insecure-resistant types
- Affectionless psychopathy
- Classical conditioning of attachment
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