Ainsworth’s strange situation

Question 1

aim of the strange situation

Answer 1

observe key attachment behaviours to assess quality of attachment to caregiver

Question 2

procedure of strabge situation

Answer 2

controlled observarion with controlled conditions > two way mirror for behaviour observation

Question 3

what kind of observarion is strange situation

Answer 3

controlled

Question 4

what were the behaviours used to judge attachment

Answer 4

proximity seeking
exploration
stranger anxiety
seperation anxiety
response to reuinion

Question 5

proximity seeking

Answer 5

baby with good quality attachmnet will stay close to caregiver

Question 6

exploration

Answer 6

good attachment enables baby to feel confident to explore

Question 7

stranger anxiety

Answer 7

display of anxiety when stranger approahces

Question 8

seperation anxiety

Answer 8

protest at seperation from careguver

Question 9

response to reunion

Answer 9

greet return with pleaure

Question 10

7 episodes

Answer 10

• baby encourages to explore
• stranger comes in
• caregiver leaves
  caregiver returns stranger leaves
• caregiver leaves
  stranger returns
  caregiver returns

Question 11

findings of strange situatuoin

Answer 11

attachment types
secure attachment
insecure avoidant attachment
insecure resistant attachment

Question 12

secure attachment

Answer 12

• explore happily but go back often to caregiver
  moderate seperation distress
• moderate stranger anxiety
• accept comfort

Question 13

insecure avoidsnt

Answer 13

• explore freely, don’t seek secure base
• little or no reaction when caregiver leaves + stranger anxiety
• little effort when caregiver returns

Question 14

insecure resitant

Answer 14

• seek great proximity and explore less
• high levels of stranger and seperation anxiety but resist comfort when reunited with their caregiver

Question 15

ao3 for strange situation

Answer 15

• predicts babys later attachments > type B have better outcomes than others > Ward found that securely attached have better mental health in childhood > measure something meaningful
• strange situation may not measure attachmnet > kagan suggested that genetically influenced anxiety levles could be the cause of different attchamnet behaviours
• culture bound test > takahashi did a study and found japenese babies had high levels of seperation anxiety > actually becuase of how unlikley mother baby seperation is in japan