Types of Attachment

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Which two of the following are associated with an insecure-resistant attachment type?

Choose two from the options A, B, C, D, and E.

A - Extreme stranger anxiety.
B - Indifference when the mother leaves the room.
C - Low willingness to explore the new e
A - Extreme stranger anxiety.

C - Low willingness to explore the new environment.
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In van Ijzendoorn's cross-cultural investigations of attachment, which one of the following countries was found to have the highest percentage of anxious-avoidant children?

A - China
B - Germany
C - Great Britain
D - Japan
B - Germany
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In van Ijzendoorn's cross-cultural investigations of attachment, which one of the following countries was found to have the highest percentage of anxious-resistant children?

A - China
B - Germany
C - Great Britain
D - Japan
D - Japan
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In van Ijzendoorn's cross-cultural investigations of attachment, which one of the following attachment types was found to be most common in all of the counties investigated?

A - Anxious-avoidant
B - Anxious-resistant
C - Disorganised
D - Secure
D - Secure
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In van Ijzendoorn's cross-cultural investigations of attachment, which one of the following statements is true?

A - Cross-cultural studies of attachment only investigate the variation between cultures and not the variation within cultures.
B - There was
D - The variation within cultures was greater than the variation between
cultures.
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Tick two of the boxes below to indicate which statements best describe the behaviour of a securely attached child in the Strange Situation.

A - Exploration of the environment is limited because the infant has difficulty moving away from the caregiver.
B
B - The infant explores a strange environment, plays happily with toys, and uses the caregiver as a safe base.

C - The infant goes to the caregiver when she returns and is easily soothed.
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How does the behaviour of securely attached infants differ from that of insecurely attached infants?
Securely attached infants stopped exploring the room when their mother left, but insecurely attached children didn't react to her leaving. In addition, securely attached children was easily soothed by the caregiver when she returned, whereas insecurely at
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Ainsworth identified different types of attachment in children, including secure and insecure attachment.

Identify two characteristics of an insecurely attached child.
An insecure child is resistant or avoidant towards affection from their caregiver, and they don't pay much attention when their mother returns to them.
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Some people say that Ainsworth's studies lacked validity.

Explain this criticism of Ainsworth.
Ainsworth's study may be said to lack validity as the caregivers would have known that their behaviour was being observed, and may therefore act differently. They could also change their behaviour because of demand characteristics, as the mothers may have
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A nursery school worker and her manager were chatting at the end of the day.

'How did the new toddlers settle in today?' asked the manager.

'They behaved very differently,' replied the nursery school worker. 'Max was distressed when his mother left but
Max - Secure
Jessica - Insecure Resistant
William - Insecure Avoidant
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Sam and Dan are both twelve months old. They are observed separately in Ainsworth's Strange Situation. Sam is slightly upset when his mother leaves, but Dan is very upset and cries loudly.

Identify the type of attachment suggested by the behaviour of eac
Sam - Secure
Dan - Insecure Resistant
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Sam and Dan's behaviour was then observed when the mothers returned. Give one example of the behaviour that each child would be likely to show.
Sam would be happy to see his mother when she returned, and would go to her for comfort and will be easily soothed.

Dan would go to his mother for comfort, but will be unable to be comforted.
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A researcher used the Strange Situation to investigate the attachment types of two infants. Megan was classified as insecure-avoidant. Rosie was classified as insecure-resistant.

Explain how Megan's behaviour would differ from Rosie's in the Strange Situ
Megan would not show a reaction when the mother left the room, however Rosie would show strong signs of distress, and would not be comforted.

Megan would show no reaction when the mother returned, however Rosie would go over to the mother to seek comfort
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In van Ijzendoorn's cross-cultural investigations of attachment, which one of the following countries was found to have the highest percentage of anxious-avoidant children?

A - China
B - Germany
C - Great Britain
D - Japan

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B - Germany

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In van Ijzendoorn's cross-cultural investigations of attachment, which one of the following countries was found to have the highest percentage of anxious-resistant children?

A - China
B - Germany
C - Great Britain
D - Japan

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In van Ijzendoorn's cross-cultural investigations of attachment, which one of the following attachment types was found to be most common in all of the counties investigated?

A - Anxious-avoidant
B - Anxious-resistant
C - Disorganised
D - Secure

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Front

In van Ijzendoorn's cross-cultural investigations of attachment, which one of the following statements is true?

A - Cross-cultural studies of attachment only investigate the variation between cultures and not the variation within cultures.
B - There was

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