strange situation

Question 1

What was the aim of the strange situation?

Answer 1

-To observe key attachment behaviour as a means of assessing the quality of an infants attachment

Question 2

What was the sample of the strange situation?

Answer 2

100 American middle class infants

Question 3

state the 7 episodes of the experiment

Answer 3

-The baby is encouraged to explore
-stranger comes in and approches the baby
-the care giver leaves stranger and baby together
-the caregiver returns and the stranger leaves
- the care giver leaves the baby alone
-the stranger returns
-the care giver returns and is reunited with the baby

Question 4

what are the attachment types

Answer 4

insecure avoidant
insecure resistant
secure attachment

Question 5

What is secure attachment

Answer 5

-Infants feel confident to explore their environment while using their caregiver as a safe base

Question 6

What is insecure avoidant?

Answer 6

-Infants are less likely to seek comfort from their caregiver
- often ignore or avoid caregiver
-show little emotional response to caregivers departure or return

Question 7

What is insecure resistant?

Answer 7

-infants show clingy and dependent behaviour but are also difficult to comfort

Question 8

Evaluate the strange situation

Answer 8

unethical -distress no protection from harm
culturally biased- cannot generalise to other cultures
highly controlled observation -standardised procedure