Ainsworth's Strange Situation
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- Created on: 28-06-17 12:20
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- Ainsworth's Strange Situation
- Controlled observation of babies, 8 episodes lasting 3 mins
- Observed stranger fear, separation anxiety, reunion behaviours + use of mum as secure base
- 70% secure - high stranger fear, separation anxiety, easily consoled, uses mum as secure base
- 15% insecure avoidant - low stranger fear, separation anxiety doesn't use mum as secure base, ignores mum on return
- 15% insecure resistant - high stranger fear, separation anxiety, clingy to mum, difficult to console
- Attachment type depends on sensitivity of hypothesis - care-giver sensitivity hypothesis
- Kagan said it was about temperament of child rather than sensitivity of parent - low internal validity
- Demand characteristics: Mums change behaviours to look like a 'better' mum
- Culturally biased: Conducted in US so won't have same meaning in countries outside US/Europe
- Main + Soloman added 4th attachment type - insecure disorganised
- Show catatonic behaviours + fear caregiver
- Controlled observation of babies, 8 episodes lasting 3 mins
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