the strange situation

Question 1

proximity seeking

Answer 1

an infant with good attachment will stay close to the caregiver

Question 2

secure base behaviour

Answer 2

good attachment enables a child to feel confident to explore while regularly checking on the caregiver

Question 3

response to reunion

Answer 3

how the child reacts upon being reunited with caregiver

Question 4

aim of the strange situation

Answer 4

to observe key attachment behaviours as a means of assessing the quality of a child’s attachment to the caregiver

Question 5

secure attachment

Answer 5

secure base behaviour, moderate separation and stranger anxiety, accept comfort at the reunion

Question 6

insecure avoidant attachment

Answer 6

explore freely/ no secure base behaviour, little to no separation or stranger anxiety, doesn’t require comfort at reunion

Question 7

insecure resistant attachment

Answer 7

don’t explore/ close proximity to caregiver, extreme separation and stranger anxiety, resist comfort at reunion stage

Question 8

disorganised disorientated attachment

Answer 8

suggested by Main and Solomon (1986) characterised by the cold approaching the mother on her return and avoiding her