L2 - Types

Question 1

How was the Strange Situation set up?

Answer 1

Lab
Toys and chairs in the lab room
Between the mother and baby
Observed over three min episodes

Question 2

What events occurred during the experiment?

Answer 2

Mother left
Stranger entered
Mother returned

Question 3

What is insecure-avoidant?

Answer 3

Infants are very independent and ignore their primary caregiver
Show no separation protest, stranger anxiety, or reunion joy (ignore when mother returns)

Question 4

What is secure?

Answer 4

Play happily when caregiver is present and used them as a safe base
Show reunion joy - wants immediate contact when PC returns

Question 5

What is insecure-resistant?

Answer 5

Clingy, cry more, and won’t explore the room

Question 6

Positive evaluation point?

Answer 6

Has been replicated several times and this could be done because the environment was highly controlled

Question 7

Negative evaluation point (1)?

Answer 7

Doesn’t measure attachment style but attachment to one individual as only mother was used
Primary caregiver may be the father
Weaker bond with mother
Different behaviour depending on figure

Question 8

Negative evaluation point (2)?

Answer 8

Biased culturally towards the USA - western cultures
Some behaviours seen as healthy in USA aren’t seen as such by other cultures e.g. crying when leaving means being spoilt in Germany

Question 9

How many were secure, insecure-avoidant, and insecure-resistant?

Answer 9

70%, 20%, 10%

Question 10

Insecure avoidant are

Answer 10

Distressed when completely alone

Question 11

IR show

Answer 11

Stranger anxiety and won’t let stranger comfort them at all

Separation protest

Question 12

IR do what when caregiver returns

Answer 12

Resist PC’s attempt at comfort

Question 13

Securely attached showed what when PC left and stranger came

Answer 13

Show stranger anxiety but eventually lets them comfort them

Shows separation protest