strange situation

Question 1

secure-attachment

Answer 1

• happily explore and then return to secure base
• moderate levels of distress around strangers and separation anxiety
• very happy at reunion behaviour

Question 2

insecure-avoidant

Answer 2

• explore and won’t return
• no strange or separation anxiety, low levels of distress
• no emotion at reunion behaviour

Question 3

insecure-resistant

Answer 3

• no exploration, stays at secure base behaviour
• heavy stranger and separation anxiety, clingy behaviour
• angry at reunion for caregiver leaving them

Question 4

Ainstworth strange sitaution procedure

Answer 4

1. baby encouraged to explore
2. stranger comes in, talks to caregiver and approaches baby
3. the caregiver leaves the baby and the stranger together
4. the caregiver returns and the stranger leaves
5. the caregiver leaves the baby alone
6. the stranger returns
7. the caregiver returns and is reunited with the baby

Question 5

Ainsworth findings

Answer 5

60-70% secure attachment
20-25% insecure avoidant
3% insecure resistant
british babies

Question 6

Ainsworth sample

Answer 6

100 middle class american infants
-> ethnocentric, says one culture is more significant behaviours that don’t match the western world are inferior

Question 7

Ainsworth strengths

Answer 7

controlled -> extraneous variables
don’t have to watch all the time, time sampling

Question 8

Ainsworth limitations

Answer 8

may miss possible behaviours
other attachment figures were ignored
low population validity