Strange situation

Question 1

Who researched strange situation?

Answer 1

Ainsworth

Question 2

What type of observation did Ainsworth conduct?

Answer 2

Controlled

Question 3

What was Ainsworth looking at?

Answer 3

Children’s attachment behaviour

Question 4

How did Ainsworth measure children’s attachment behaviour?

Answer 4

strange situation classification (SSC)

Question 5

What was Ainsworths sample?

Answer 5

100 middle class American infants and their mothers

Question 6

How did Ainsworth observe the children’s behaviour?

Answer 6

Through a two-way mirror

Question 7

What four variables were Ainsworth observing?

Answer 7

Willingness to explore
Separation anxiety
Stranger anxiety
Reunion behaviour

Question 8

How long do each episodes of the procedure last?

Answer 8

3 minutes

Question 9

What is the first step of Ainsworth’s procedure?

Answer 9

Caregiver enters room with child, lets child explore

Question 10

What happens after the infant explores their environment?

Answer 10

A stranger enters with the caregiver and infant, tries to interact with infant

Question 11

What happens after the stranger tries to interact with the infant (and caregiver)?

Answer 11

caregiver leaves the infant alone with stranger

Question 12

What happens after the caregiver leaves the infant and stranger?

Answer 12

The caregiver returns and the stranger leaves

Question 13

What happens after the stranger leaves and the caregiver returns?

Answer 13

The caregiver leaves the child alone

Question 14

What happens after the caregiver leaves the child alone?

Answer 14

Stranger returns

Question 15

What is the final stage of Ainsworth’s procedure?

Answer 15

Parent returns and stranger leaves

Question 16

Example of willingness to explore environment?

Answer 16

Child explores environment

Question 17

Example of stranger anxiety?

Answer 17

Stranger interacts with infant

Question 18

Example of separation anxiety?

Answer 18

caregiver leaves the infant

Question 19

Example of reunion behaviour?

Answer 19

caregiver returns to infant

Question 20

How many attachment types did Ainsworth find?

Answer 20

3

Question 21

Name Ainsworth’s 3 attachment types?

Answer 21

secure
insecure-avoidant
insecure-resistant

Question 22

What % in Ainsworth’s research had a secure attachment?

Answer 22

70

Question 23

What % in Ainsworth’s research had an insecure avoidant attachment?

Answer 23

20

Question 24

What % in Ainsworth’s research has a insecure-resistant attachment?

Answer 24

10%

Question 25

Which attachment types were willing to explore the environment?

Answer 25

Secure
Insecure avoidant

Question 26

How did infants with a secure attachment act when the mother left?

Answer 26

Upset/subdued

Question 27

How did infants with a secure attachment type act with a stranger?

Answer 27

Avoidant but friendly when mother present

Question 28

How did infants with a secure attachment type act when the mother returns?

Answer 28

Happy

Question 29

How did infants with an insecure-avoidant attachment act when the mother left

Answer 29

indifferent

Question 30

How did infants with insecure-avoidance with a stranger act?

Answer 30

Unconcerned

Question 31

How did infants with a insecure-avoidant attachment act when the mother returned?

Answer 31

Unresponsive

Question 32

How did infants with insecure-resistant act when the mother left?

Answer 32

Intensely distressed

Question 33

How did infants with an insecure resistant attachment type act with a stranger?

Answer 33

extreme fear

Question 34

How did infants with a insecure-resistant attachment type act when the mother returned?

Answer 34

Clinginess mixed with rejection