Attachment: Ainswort AO3

Question 1

What are 2 limitations and 1 strength of Ainsworth’s strange situation?

Answer 1

2 limitations:
- it is culture bound
- temperament of children
1 strength:
- good inter-rater reliability

Question 2

STRENGTH
What was the effect of good inter-rater reliability?

Answer 2

It was easy to identify behavioural categories determined by Ainsworth

Question 3

LIMITATION
Why is Ainsworth’s study culture bound?

Answer 3

Babies and caregivers in other cultures might respond differently
e.g. Japan mothers are rarely separated from their babies so babies have high levels of separation anxiety.

Question 4

LIMITATION
What did Kagan say about another influence on the type of attachment?

Answer 4

Temperament is more of an influence in the experiment which means
- Personality of the child greatly influenced their behaviour

Question 5

LIMITATION
Which researcher stated that Ainsworth’s study is inter-rater reliability

Answer 5

Bick et al

Question 6

Which researcher did their research in Japan?

Answer 6

Takahashi

Question 7

Which researcher studied the temperament of children

Answer 7

Kagan