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Question 1

Aim of research

Answer 1

Measure quality of attachment

Question 2

Sample

Answer 2

100 middle-class American infants with their mothers, using strange situation, and two way mirror

Question 3

procedure

Answer 3

seven episodes, each last three minutes

– Willingness to explore
– Separation anxiety
– Strange anxiety
– Reunion behaviour

Question 4

Findings

Answer 4

Secure attachment = 70% of the sample
Insecure avoidant = 20% of the sample
Insecure resistant = 10% of the sample

Question 5

evaluation Paragraph

Answer 5

– Lacks ecological validity
– High in reliability
– Research to support by van izjendoorn

Question 6

Lacks ecological validity

Answer 6

– Controlled environment

– Not appropriate to generalise the findings to real life attachment types. Doesn’t show how infants have in natural environment.

– Lowering external validity

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Question 7

high in reliability

Answer 7

– Control setting with two way mirror and using a standardised procedure

– Each variable assessed for three minute intervals

– Observation can be repeated again in the same conditions for consistent results

Question 8

Research to support by van izjendoorn

Answer 8

– Replicated strange situation in USA, and found consistent results to Ainsworths research

– 65% secure attachment
– 21% insecure, avoidant
– 14% insecure resistant