Ainsworth strange situation

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what was the aim of the study?
(4 things were tested for specifically)
to find if babies showed:
-separation anxiety
-stranger anxiety
-exploration
-reunion behaviour
depending on their diff attachment types
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how many months were the children in the study?
9-18mnths
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what were the 8 stages?
1. mother and child come in, child on floor playing- exploration being tested
2. stranger enters and talks w mum- stranger anxiety being tested
3. stranger approaches baby and tried to play with them- stranger anxiety being tested
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continuing from previous
4. mother leaves room and tries to comfort baby if upset- separation/stranger anxiety being tested
5. mother returns and stranger leaves- reunion behaviour being tested
6. mother departs and leaves baby alone for a bit- separation anxiety being tested
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-stranger anxiety being tested
7.stranger reenters and offers comfort for baby
8. mother returns and stranger leaves- reunion behaviour
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what were the results?
type b, secure, 66%: exploration- bby explores using mother as a safe space, separation anxiety-moderate, infants play a bit disrupted, stranger anxiety- moderate, wary of the stranger, reunion behaviour- shows joy at the reunion
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type a, insecure avoidant 22%: exploration- explores without a safe space, separation anxiety-low, not concerned when mum leaves, stranger anxiety- low, no concerns, reunion behaviour- no joy amongst reunion, no intimacy
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type c, insecure resistant 12%:exploration- clingy towards mother doesn't explore, separation anxiety- high, distressed/violent when mother leaves, stranger anxiety- high, more distressed when stranger comforts them, reunion behaviour-resists joy of reuni
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name all evaluations
-lacks ecological validity, highly controlled not in homes of children
-methodological issues, parents knew they were being studies so could've shown demand characteristics
+high reliability, recorded, inter-observer reliability, 94% agreement on answers
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-Main and Solomon rewatched videotapes and found type d; insecure disorganised (inconsistent patterns) Ijzendoorn backed this with a meta analysis and found 15% were type d.
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