Evaluation Of Ainsworth Flashcards
What has the testing procedure became?
A paradigm - the accepted method of assessing attachments
What does it assume?
That attachment types are fixed characteristics but classification can change if family circumstances change
Why is it an artificial way of measuring attachment?
It is a lab experiment - removed from everyday situations lacking ecological validity
What does it focus too much on?
Behaviour of the infants and not enough on the mothers which could distort the results
Why has it been labelled unethical?
Deliberately stresses infants - however could be justifiable as no more stress than real life situations
Why might it not be suitable in all cultures?
It contains elements unfamiliar to some cultures
What did Main and Solomon find?
An additional attachment type, insecure disorganised
