7 Ainsworth Strange Situation 1969

Question 1

Observed 100 US middle class infants in controlled play room with two way glass
Behaviour assessed was:
Seeking proximity 
Exploration and secure base 
Stranger anxiety
Separation anxiety
Response on reunion

Answer 1

Procedure 7 X 3 min episodes
1 Mum and child enter room and play 
2 Stranger enters room plays with child
3 caregiver leaves room
4 caregiver returns and stranger leaves 
5 stranger leaves 
6 stranger returns
7 caregiver returns

Question 2

Type B = secure attachment
Explores happily but regularly returns to mother moderate levels of stranger and separation anxiety 60-75%

Type A = insecure avoidant
Explores freely with no need of proximity no reaction to separation or reunion no stranger anxiety 20-25%

Type C = insecure resistant
Does not explore and seeks close proximity huge stranger and separation anxiety but rejects comfort on reunion 3%

Answer 2

Include categories procedure and types as findings

Question 3

Ainsworth 
Predicts
More
Internal
Causes (of)
Temperature

Answer 3

Predictive validity Kokkinos (2007) SA better success IR worst success
Contradicting more types of attachment Main and Solomon (1986) minority don’t fit = disorganised attachment
Good inter rater reliability multiple observers 95% agreed
Culture bound Takahashi (1990) Japanese mother’s
Temperament may be extraneous variable kagan (1982)