ATTACHMENT : Types Of Attachment

Question 1

Strange Situatio developped by

Answer 1

Ainsworth x Bell

Question 2

Aim of teh strange situation

Answer 2

observe key attachment behaviours

to assess quality baby’s attachment to a caregiver

Question 3

What type of observation is teh strange situation

Answer 3

controlled observation

Question 4

PROCEDURE : Describe the setting of which attachment takes place

Answer 4

room with controlled conditions e.g lab

two way mirroor /cameras
- psychologists can observe babes behaviour through

Question 5

State behaviours used to judge attachment

Answer 5

proximity seeking 
exploration and secure base behaviour  
stranger anxiety
seperation anxiety 
response to reunion

Question 6

How many episdoes does the procedur ehave

Answer 6

7

Question 7

How long did the episodes last for

Answer 7

3 minutes

Question 8

state the 7 stages

Answer 8

baby encouraged to explore

stranger comes in talks to caregiver , approaches baby

caregiver leaves starnger and baby alone

caregiver returns and starnger leaves

caregiver leaves the baby alone

stranger returns

caregiver returns and is reunited with the baby

Question 9

What does stage 1 babby being encouraged to explore test

Answer 9

exploration and secure base

Answer 10

stranger comes in , talks to caregiver and approaches baby

Question 11

What does the stranger coming in , talking to the caregiver then approaching the baby test

stage 2

Answer 11

stranger anxiety

Question 12

What does stage 3 caregiver leaves baby and stranger alone test

Answer 12

stranger and seperation anxiety

Question 13

What does caregiver returning and stranger leaving test stage 4

Answer 13

response to reunion behaviour

exploration/secure base

Question 14

What does stage 5 : caregiver leaving baby alone test

Answer 14

seperation anxiety

Question 15

What does stage 6 : stranger returning test

Answer 15

stranger anxiety

Question 16

What does stage 7 of the caregiver returning and reuiniting with teh baby test

Answer 16

repsonse at reunion behaviour

Question 17

what is proximity seeking

Answer 17

how close does infant stay tp caregiver

Question 18

what is exploration and secure base behaviour

Answer 18

does infnat explore but use caregiver as a source of security

Question 19

what is response to reunion

Answer 19

behaviour shown towards caregiver when they return

Question 20

what is stranger and seperatino anxiety

Answer 20

stranger - distres xp when unkonw adult enters room

seperation - distres experienced when caregiver adult leaves

Question 21

Secure Attachment is aka

Answer 21

Type B

Question 22

How are secure babies’ proximity seeking and attachment behaviours

Answer 22

explore happily

regurlarly go back to caregiver

Question 23

How bad/good is Type B kids seperation/stranger anxiety behavior

Answer 23

moderate seperation anxiety/distress

moderate stranger anxiety

Question 24

At the reuinion stage what do Type B/SA kids require and accept

Answer 24

comfort from the caregiver

Question 25

What percentage of British Babies are classified as Securley Attached

Answer 25

60-75%

Question 26

Insecure Avoidant Attahcment aka

Answer 26

Type A

Question 27

How is the IAA show exploration/secure base

Answer 27

explore freely
dont seek proximity
don’t show secure - base behaviour

Question 28

What reaction do Insecure Avidant Attachments show when their caregiver leaves

Answer 28

little to no reaction

Question 29

How much stranger anxiety do Insecure Avoidant Attahcments show

Answer 29

little

Question 30

What happens with Insecure Avoidant kids when caregiver returns

Answer 30

make little effort to make contact when caregiver returns

may even avoid such contact

Question 31

What percentageof british babies are classed as insecure avoidant attachment

Answer 31

20-25%

Question 32

strength -= good reliability

Answer 32

good inter reliabilty

bick et al found 94% agreement btwn observers

could be due to obsv taking place under strict and controlled methods - including vide reocording

using pre determined behavioural categories that were easy to obsv
e.g seperation anxiety

high irr means findings are more meanignful and as we can be confident attahcment type ID in strange situation dont depend on subjectivity

Question 33

limitation = culture bound

Answer 33

developed in britian and ys and therfore may be only valid for certain cultures - mostly infidivualsitic

cause diff babies got diff experiences in diff cultures
which may affect repsonse to strange situation

takahashi foun d in japan study babies displayed increased levels of seperation anxiety and were therfore dispraportionaltey classified as insecure resitant

however takahsahsi suggest this not due to attahcment security but cause of unsual xp in japan where mum and abbies rarely seperated

therfore difficult to know what strange situation measurig when used outside europe and us

Question 34

good predicitve validity

Answer 34

attach types detemrined by ss highly predictive of future outcomes

babies type b go on to have better outcomes than insecure babise in msmy areas

e.g better ahcieveemt in shcool and less involvement in bullying

suggesting it measures something real and meanignful in a babys development

Question 35

good predictive vaiidty cp

Answer 35

whilst it cleatly measure sutting importnat associated w later development not all psych belieive its attahcment

kagen suggesed genetically infleunced anxiety elvels could account for variations in attahc behaviout - make baby more anxious or chilled otu

which is the temperament hypothesis

therifre not measuring attahc qual but rather anxiety elvels whihc are more gentically infleunced

and these anxiety levels go on later in life to affect persons bhaviour trahter than attahc