Ainsworths Strange Situation

• What was the main goal of Mary Ainsworth's study?

  To see if babies exhibited different attachment types
• What method did Ainsworth use to conduct her research?

  A controlled lab experiment
• What was the setting of Ainsworth's experiment?

  A controlled observation with a one-way mirror
• What are the steps of Ainsworth's Strange Situation experiment?

  1. Baby & caregiver enter a room
  2. Stranger enters room
  3. Caregiver leaves the room
  4. Stranger leaves room as caregiver returns
  5. Caregiver leaves the room
  6. Stranger enters room
  7. Stranger leaves room as caregiver returns
• What is Type A attachment characterized by?

  Insecure avoidant behavior
• What percentage of the British population exhibits Type A attachment?

  20-25%
• What is Type B attachment known as?

  Secure attachment
• How do children with Type B attachment behave in new environments?

  They explore freely using caregiver as a base
• What percentage of the British population exhibits Type B attachment?

  50-75%
• What is Type C attachment characterized by?

  Insecure resistant behavior
• What percentage of the British population exhibits Type C attachment?

  3%
• What is a criticism of the Strange Situation regarding cultural relativism?

  It is based on US babies' attachment styles
• How does attachment style in Japan differ according to the study?

  Higher development of Type C due to caregiving
• What does good observer reliability mean in Ainsworth's study?

  94% agreement on attachment types
• What does high observer reliability indicate about the study's findings?

  Increases reliability of the study's accuracy
• What predictive qualities were found in children with Type B attachments?

  Less bullying and better adult performance
• Why is attachment identification useful according to the study?

  It predicts later life development