Ainsworth’s Work on Attachment

Question 1

Strange situation procedure

Answer 1

Methods of assessing attachment type that is still the standard test to use today
Use 9 x 9ft with 6 squares to help record babies movement
Eight episodes = highlight set of behaviours

Question 2

What is the first episode

Answer 2

Mother and baby escorted to room with toys for child to play with
Nothing assessed

Question 3

What is the second episode?

Answer 3

Child explores room and plays with toys. while mother is present
Assessing, secure base

Question 4

Third episode

Answer 4

Stranger enters room groups and talk to mother and tries to interact with child reply
Stranger anxiety

Question 5

Fourth episode

Answer 5

Mother gets up and leaves room, living child, and stranger alone
Separation anxiety

Question 6

Fifth episode

Answer 6

After short period, mother returns to join child stranger leaves
Assess reunion behaviour

Question 7

Sixth Episode

Answer 7

Mother lives observation room leaving child alone
Separation anxiety

Question 8

Seventh episode

Answer 8

Stranger enters room and times to interact and console child in mother’s absence
Stranger, anxiety

Question 9

Eighth episode

Answer 9

Mother returns to child the second time and stranger leaves room
Reunion behaviour

Question 10

how did they collect the data?

Answer 10

Record what baby does every 15 seconds using behavioural categories

Question 11

Results from type A - anxious avoidant

Answer 11

23%
High willingness to explore
No safe base
Low stranger anxiety
Avoid contact at Reunion
In different separation anxiety

Question 12

Results from type B - secure

Answer 12

65%
High willingness to explore
Use safe base
High stranger anxiety
Easy to sooth at both separation anxiety
Enthusiastic behaviour at reunion with caregiver

Question 13

Results from type C - actress resistant

Answer 13

12%
Low willingness to explore
High stranger, anxiety
Distressed separation anxiety
Behaviour at the unit with caregiver seeks comfort and then rejects it

Question 14

What does Ainsworths work on attachment in Ganda find

Answer 14

Securely attached children has mother to enjoyed breastfeeding
Good, maternal sensitivity

Question 15

Baseline study

Answer 15

America, 1955 Baltimore
26 Families
Regularly visited mothers and children
Secure = mother is consistently emotionally available
Avoidant = mother is constantly emotionally unavailable