Strange Situation-evaluation

Question 0

Van ljzendoorn et al conducted a meta-analysis of nearly 80 studies in America covering over 6000 infants. What did they find out?

Answer 0

That they agreed with Ainsworth

Question 1

What is meta-analysis?

Answer 1

A group of psychologists get studies together and analyse them

Question 2

Van ljzendoorn et al conducted a meta-analysis of nearly 80 studies in America covering over 6000 infants. How does this support Ainsworth?

Answer 2

Most children were found to be securely attached

Question 3

What is validity?

Answer 3

The extent to which we are measuring what we intended to measure

Question 4

What was the strange situation intending to measure?

Answer 4

Individual differences in attachment types

Question 5

How can you argue that the strange situation is not valid?

Answer 5

Only done on one adult

Measuring the attachment with that one parent tarter than the actual attachment

Question 6

How can you come back and say in fact the strange situation is valid?

Answer 6

Bowl by said all attachments are the same as their main relationship,so wouldn’t matter who you did it with.
Supported by Main et al
Done again at age 9, the supports Bowlby and Ainsworth

Question 7

What is reliability?

Answer 7

If repeated you,d get the same results

Question 8

What is inter-rate reliability?

Answer 8

Comparing the ratings made by a panel of experienced judges. And them having prefect results

Question 9

What is intra-rate reliability?

Answer 9

Same results with other studies

Question 10

How can you argue that Ainsworth lacks reliability?

Answer 10

Because it was done as an observation and people observe differently

Question 11

How can you say that Ainsworth is reliable?

Answer 11

They found almost perfect agreement when rating exploratory behaviour

Question 12

How can Ainsworth be said to be unethical?

Answer 12

No protection from harm as the infants experience stress

Question 13

What would Ainsworth comeback be from the unethical point of view?

Answer 13

No more stress than everyday life situations

Question 14

Is there a link between attachment type and behaviour in later childhood? And which pair found the conclusions?

Answer 14

Yes, Prior and Glaser

Question 15

What did Prior and Glaser find about the attachment type and later childhood behaviour?

Answer 15

Secure attachment- associated with positive outcomes
Avoidant attachment- related to later aggressiveness and negative effects
Resistant attachment- grater anxiety and withdrawn behaviour
Disorganised- hostile and aggressive behaviour

Question 16

What do Prior and Glaser mean when they say secure attachment is associated with positive outcomes in later childhood?

Answer 16

Less emotional dependence
Higher achievement orientation
Interpersonal harmony

Question 17

What research is there that disputes Ainsworth?

Answer 17

Low corrections between measures of maternal sensitivity and the strength of attachment (Raval et al)

Question 18

How can we use the temperament hypothesis as evaluation?

Answer 18

Born with certain characteristics and that affects the attachment

Question 19

What is the real world application of Ainsworths study?

Answer 19

Teachers and carers are taught signals of distress so can identify these in a child who e.g. Isn’t securely attached

Question 20

What did Hazan and Shaver find when doing the ‘love quiz’?

Answer 20

That there were characteristic patterns of later romantic behaviour associated with early attachment type.

Question 21

What did the ‘love quiz’ involve?

Answer 21

Asked questions about early experiences (classify attachment type) and current love experiences involvements and also about attitudes towards love

Question 22

What did Bowlby believe was the reason there are patterns between early attachment types and later social functioning?

Answer 22

The mother’s behaviour creates an internal working model of relationships that leads the infant to expect the same in later relationships

Question 23

Where does sensitivity fit into attachment types?

Answer 23

Ainsworth studied whether evidence supports the link between sensitivity and specific attachments

Question 24

What were mothers of securely attached infants like?

Answer 24

More sensitive, cooperative, accepting and accessible

Question 25

What were mothers of insecurely attached infants like?

Answer 25

More unresponsive to crying and less affectionate

Question 26

What were mothers of avoidant attached infants like?

Answer 26

More rejecting and paid less attention to infants when entering the room

Question 27

What were mothers of resistant attached infants like?

Answer 27

Mothers tended to be occupied with routine activities when holding the infant