Attachment -> Ainsworth

Question 1

The Strange Situation

Answer 1

investigate differences in attachments
controlled observation
three-minute episodes;
Mother and baby,
Stranger enters,
Mother leaves,
Mother returns, etc.

proximity seeking, stranger anxiety, separation protest and reunion joy.

Question 2

Type A – Insecure-Avoidant

Answer 2

20%
ignore their caregiver
no separation protest
no reunion joy
no stranger anxiety

Question 3

Type B – Secure Attachment

Answer 3

70%
separation protest
reunion joy
stranger anxiety

Question 4

Type C – Insecure-Resistant

Answer 4

10%
extreme separation protest
no reunion joy
extreme stranger anxiety

Question 5

Strength of the strange situation

Answer 5

Replicable
High level of control

Question 6

Weaknesses of the strange situation

Answer 6

Validity
&
Lack ecological validity
&
Gender biased

Question 7

Van Ijzendoorn et al. (1988)

Answer 7

meta-analysis
strange situation
eight countries,
individualistic cultures and collectivist cultures

Secure attachment
insecure-avoidant
China 50%
Great Britain 75%
West Germany

universal characteristics
cultural differences
sub-cultural differences

Question 8

Strengths of Van Ijzendoorn

Answer 8

Large sample
Increase validity

Question 9

Weaknesses of Van Ijzendoorn

Answer 9

Culturally biased
&
Measured attachment to an individual, not style