Strange Situation
- Created by: Abigail Leeder
- Created on: 28-03-13 17:48
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- Strange Situation
- Study
- 100 middle class American infants and their mothers
- Stages = 3 mins, except for 1st = 30 secs
- Observations were recorded
- Unease of infant when left = willingness to explore, stranger anxiety & reunion behaviour
- Observations were recorded
- Stages = 3 mins, except for 1st = 30 secs
- 100 middle class American infants and their mothers
- Findings
- 22% = insecure avoidant
- 66% = securely attached
- 12% = insecure resistant
- 66% = securely attached
- 22% = insecure avoidant
- Attachment Types
- Insecure avoidant = indifferent to caregiver, unconcerned if absent or not, signs of distress when alone, comforted by caregiver OR stranger
- Securely attached = stay close to caregiver, distressed when left, easily comforted on return, stranger gave limited comfort
- Insecure resistant = ambivalent to caregiver and resistant at times
- Securely attached = stay close to caregiver, distressed when left, easily comforted on return, stranger gave limited comfort
- Insecure avoidant = indifferent to caregiver, unconcerned if absent or not, signs of distress when alone, comforted by caregiver OR stranger
- Conclusions
- Significant differences between infants
- Most American children securely attached
- Appears to be link between mothers behaviour & infant's attachment type. Suggests mothers behaviour = important in determining attachment type
- Most American children securely attached
- Significant differences between infants
- Criticisms
- Cultural bias
- Main & Cassidy - identified 4th type of attachment - Type D
- Ethical issues
- Ecological Validity
- Demand Characteristics
- Ecological Validity
- Ethical issues
- Main & Cassidy - identified 4th type of attachment - Type D
- Cultural bias
- Study
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