Attachment

Describe the characteristics of an Anxious/Resistant attachment type:

Response to mother leaving?

Intense distress

Response to mother's return?

Rejected her

Response to stranger?

Resisted contact

What was the percentage of ainsworth's sample?

10%

The mothers of these children were observed to?

Behave ambivalently towards their child ( mixed behaviours) 

Describe the characteristics of an Anxious/Avoidant attachment type:

Response to mother leaving?

Little distress

Response to mother's return?

Little interest + didn't seek contact

Response to stranger?

Didn't have a preference over the mother

What was the percentage of ainsworth's sample?

20%

The mothers of these children were observed to?

Ignore the child more.

Describe the characteristics of securely attached child:

Response to mother leaving?

Clear distress

Response to mother's return?

Sought contact + happy on reunion

 Response to stranger?

Clear distress + had a preference over the mother. 

What was the percentage of ainsworth's sample?

70%

The mothers of these children were observed to?

Be more sensitive to their child's needs.

Why might the Strange Situation study be lacking in validity?

It's not possible to establish ecological validity, the findings don't apply to settings outside the lab, we can;t generalise to the wider population as the research is on a middle class American infants.