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types of attachment Flashcards

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who developed the strange situation

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Ainsworth (1970)

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what was the procedure of the strange situation

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  • controlled observation
  • procedure designed to measure the security of attachment a baby displayed towards a caregiver
  • the procedure had seven episodes
  • each lasting 3 minutes
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what were the behaviors used to judge attachment

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  1. proximity seeking
  2. exploration and secure base behaviour
  3. stranger anxiety
  4. separation anxiety
  5. response to reunion
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findings of the strange situation

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  1. insecure avoidant attachment (type A)
    - explore freely, do not seek proximity or show secure base behavior
    - no stranger or separation anxiety
    - 20 - 25% of babies
  2. secure attachment (type B)
    - happily explore but regularly go back to their caregiver
    - moderate strangers and separation anxiety
    - accept comfort at reunion
    60- 75% are secure
  3. insecure resistant attachment (type C)
    - seek greater proximity and explore less
    - high levels of strangers and separation anxiety
    - resit comfort at reunion
    - 3% are insecure resistant
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strength of strange situation

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  1. good predictive validity
    - outcomes predict aspects of the babies later development
    - babies assessed as type B have better outcomes in childhood and adulthood, perform better in school and are not involved in bullying
    - as adults alos have better mental health
  2. good reliability
    - good inter- rater reliability
    - Bick et al (2012) tested inter-rater reliability and found agreement on 94% of cases
    - high level of control and behaviors involve large movements which are easy to observe
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limitation of strange situation

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  1. may be culturally bound
    - developed in the us and Britain
    - babies have different experiences in different cultures which may affect their response to the strange situation
    - high levels of insecure resistance in Japan due to unusual nature of of mother baby separation
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