The strange situation AO1 Flashcards
1
Q
Outline the procedure of The Strange Situation.
A
- 106 middle class American inflants aged 12-18 months
- with their mothers
- were observed through a 2 way mirror
- they looked for different behaviours in different situations to determine the type of attachment the mother and infant had
- they repeated the scenarios 7-8 times
2
Q
List the behavours observed in the Strange Situation.
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- proximity seekin
- exploration and secure-based behaviour
- stranger anxiety
- separation anxiety
- reunion behaviour
3
Q
What are the steps of The Strange Situation scenario?
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- caregiver and infant entres the unfamiliar playroom
- child is encouraged to explore
- stranger entres and tries playing with child
- caregiver leaves child and stranger alone together
- caregiver returns and stranger leaves
- caregiver leaves child alone
- stranger returns
- caregiver reunites with child
4
Q
What were the findings of The Strange Situation?
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- they found 3 main attachment types
- A, B and C
5
Q
Describe the findings of attachment type A.
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- insecure-avoidant attachment
- describes a child who does not seek proximity, and doesn’t care whether or not caregiver is present
- 22% in the study were in this catagory
- on average 20-25% fall into this catagory in real life
6
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Describe the findings of attachment type B.
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- secure attachment
- regulary goes back to caregiver (proximity seeking), shows moderate distress when away from them, shows moderate stranger anxiety and requires and accepts comfort from caregiver during reunion
- 66% were in this category in the experiment
- 60-75% of british infants fll in this catagory in real life
7
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Describe the findings of attachment type C.
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- insecure-resistant
- greater proximity seeking so they exploreless, show high levels of separation and stranger anxiety, resist comfort from caregiver during reunion
- 12% of infants fell in this group in the experiment
- 3% fall in this catagory in Britain
