Types of attachment

Question 1

Who is the researcher Types of attachment and the name of the procedure.

Answer 1

Ainsworth

Strange situation

Question 2

State the Behavioural categories that were scored for intensity between 1-7.

Answer 2

1. Proximity seeking & contact seeking behaviours
2. Contact maintaining behaviours
3. Proximity seeking & interaction avoiding behaviours
4. Contact & interaction resisting behaviours
5. Search behaviours

Question 3

Give a procedure summary of the Strange situation.

Answer 3

• 8 Episodes x 3 min
• Reunion behaviour
• Separation & stranger anxiety
• Child placed in 9x9-foot space
• Aim to see how infants between 9-18 months behaved under conditions ( Mild stress & novelty)

Question 4

State the findings of the Types of attachment study.

Answer 4

• Ainsworth combined data of several studies
• Total = 106 observed in strange situation
• 3 main behaviour patterns were identified

Question 5

State the attachment style A.

Answer 5

Insecure-avoidant:

• Avoid social interaction & intimacy with others
• High levels of anxiousness
• Don’t seek proximity with caregiver upon reunion
• Explore without presence of caregiver
• Doesn’t cling when picked up
• Doesn’t resist when being put down
• Shows little response to separation

Question 6

State the attachment style B.

Answer 6

Secure attachment:

• Have harmonious & cooperative interactions with caregiver
• Don’t cry when caregiver leaves the room
• Shows some distress when left with a stranger
• Seek & are comfortable with social interaction & intimacy
• Use caregiver as a secure base from which to explore the world
• Seeks comfort from caregiver when anxious & is easily soothed

Question 7

State the attachment style C.

Answer 7

Insecure-resistant:

• Resists intimacy & social interaction
• Respond to separation from their caregiver with immediate intense distress
• Have similar reaction to strangers
• Display caflicting desires for & against contact