Ainsworth's Strange Situation

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  • Ainsworth's Strange Situation
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      • Aim
        • to assess the quality of a child's attachment to their caregiver
      • Procedure
        • 5 categories
          • proximity seeking
          • exploration and secure base behaviour
          • stranger anxiety
          • separation anxiety
          • response to reunion with care-giver
        • 7 episodes
      • Findings
        • 3 types of attachment
          • Secure
          • Insecure-avoidant
          • Insecure-resistant
      • Conclusions
        • Insecure-avoidant
          • happy to explore, no secure base
          • no seperation or stanger anxiety
          • does not require comfort at reunion
        • Insecure-resistant
          • less exploration, seeks proximity
          • considerable stranger and seperation anxiety
          • resists comfort on reunion
        • Secure
          • moderate stranger and seperation anxiety
          • happy to explore but seeks proximity
          • requires and accepts comfort on reunion
    • AO3
      • predictive validity
      • good inter-rater reliability
      • culture-bound
      • temperament may be a comfounding variable
      • there may be other attachment types

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