The 'Strange Situation'

A quiz on all aspects on Mary Ainsworth's 'A Strange Situation'

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  • Created by: lozza day
  • Created on: 03-10-11 16:43
What did the Strange Situation measure?
Stranger anxiety, separation anxiety and secure base concept
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What were the types of attachment recorded?
Insecure-avoidant, insecure-resistant and secure
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How many 'episodes' were there in the strange situation?
8
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What percentage of children were found securely attached?
70%
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What percentage of children were insecure-avoident?
15%
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What percentage of children were insecure-resistant
15%
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What is factor determines the quality of a mother-child attachment?
Sensitive responsiveness
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What is meant by 'low ecological validity' in this experiment?
Child's behavior cannot apply to real life
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What is episode(s) are/is measured in the experiment?
Reunion and separation
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What were the types of attachment recorded?

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Insecure-avoidant, insecure-resistant and secure

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How many 'episodes' were there in the strange situation?

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What percentage of children were found securely attached?

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What percentage of children were insecure-avoident?

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Comments

fatimah

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very good and helpful thanx

zainab

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thanks it was helpful! :D

zara foster

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insecure resistant is 10% and insecure avoidant is 20% which isnt even an option? correct it because i got them right!

Thegirlwhoknewtoomuch - Team GR

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very good thanks, I got 100% :)

jess15

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no zara foster secure is 70% and the other two divide equally to be 15% each !! check your textbook before making rude commments or dont make them at all

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