AO3: Strange Situation

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Liam

Cards (3)

  • Strength: Good predictive validity
    What? Outcome predicts aspects of later development
    Who? Ward et al. - secure babies = better mental health
    Why? Measures something real and meaningful
  • Strength: Good reliability
    What? Good inter-rater reliability
    Who? Bick et al. - Agreement on attachment type in 94% of cases; controlled conditions
    Why? Attachment type doesn't depend on subjective judgements
  • Limitation: Test may be culture-bound
    What? Invalid measure in different cultures
    Who? Only developed in Britain and US; babies have different experiences in different cultures - Takahashi: mother-baby separation rare in Japan
    Why? Difficult to know what measuring outside Europe and US