STRANGE SITUATION

• WHO DID THE STRANGE SITUATION EXPERIMENT?

  Ainsworth
• WHAT DID AINSWORTH DEVELOP?

  standardised procedure to measure quality of a child's attachment to their caregiver
• RESEARCH METHOD OF AINSWORTH'S STRANGE SITUATION EXPERIMENT?

  controlled observation
• DESIGN OF AINSWORTH'S STRANGE SITUATION EXPERIMENT?

  time sampling
• SAMPLE OF AINSWORTH'S STRANGE SITUATION EXPERIMENT?

  100 middle class American mother-infant pairs
• PROCEDURE OF AINSWORTH'S STRANGE SITUATION EXPERIMENT?

  Worked through a series of 3 minute episodes

  1. Mother and baby are in room, baby encouraged to explore
  2. Stranger enters room, talks to mother before approaching baby
  3. Mother leaves, stranger responds to baby's needs
  4. Mother returns and comforts baby, stranger leaves
  5. Mother leaves baby alone
  6. Stranger returns, responds to baby's needs
  7. Mother returns and comforts baby, stranger leaves
• HOW WERE THE INFANT'S RESPONSES RECORDED (ACRONYM)?

  PRESS
• P IN PRESS?

  proximity seeking
• R IN PRESS?

  reunion behaviour
• E IN PRESS?

  exploration and secure base
• S IN PRESS?

  • stranger anxiety
  • separation anxiety
• HOW WERE THE INFANT'S RESPONSES RECORDED?

  • proximity seeking
  • reunion behaviour
  • exploration and secure base
  • stranger anxiety
  • separation anxiety
• WHAT PERCENTAGE OF ATTACHMENTS WERE SECURE?

  66%
• WHAT PERCENTAGE OF ATTACHMENTS WERE INSECURE AVOIDANT?

  22%
• WHAT PERCENTAGE OF ATTACHMENTS WERE INSECURE RESISTANT?

  12%
• WHAT WAS THE CONCLUSION OF AINSWORTH'S STRANGE SITUATION EXPERIMENT?

  type of attachment a child has will depend upon the sensitivity of the caregiver's behaviour
• WHAT IS PROXIMITY SEEKING?

  staying fairly close to caregiver and clearly wanting to be near them
• WHAT IS REUNION BEHAVIOUR?

  response of an infant after a period of separation when reunited with caregiver
• WHAT IS EXPLORATION AND SECURE BASE?

  confidently exploring the environment, using the caregiver as a point of contact to return to
• WHAT IS STRANGER ANXIETY?

  displaying discomfort around unfamiliar people
• WHAT IS SEPARATION ANXIETY?

  displaying discomfort when caregiver is absent
• IN WHAT STEPS OF AINSWORTH'S STRANGE SITUATION EXPERIMENT IS PROXIMITY SEEKING MEASURED?

  1, 4
• IN WHAT STEPS OF AINSWORTH'S STRANGE SITUATION EXPERIMENT ARE EXPLORATION AND SECURE BASE MEASURED?

  1, 4
• IN WHAT STEPS OF AINSWORTH'S STRANGE SITUATION EXPERIMENT IS STRANGER ANXIETY MEASURED?

  2, 3, 6
• IN WHAT STEPS OF AINSWORTH'S STRANGE SITUATION EXPERIMENT IS SEPARATION ANXIETY MEASURED?

  3, 5
• IN WHAT STEPS OF AINSWORTH'S STRANGE SITUATION EXPERIMENT IS REUNION BEHAVIOUR MEASURED?

  4, 7
• WHAT TYPE OF CHILDREN ARE EXTREMELY ANXIOUS AROUND STRANGERS EVEN IF THE MOTHER IS PRESENT?

  insecure resistant
• WHAT TYPE OF CHILDREN HAVE EVIDENCE OF PARENTS NOT BEING SENSITIVE TO THE CHILD'S NEEDS?

  insecure avoidant
• WHAT TYPE OF CHILDREN HAVE EVIDENCE OF PARENT BEING AMBIVALENT TOWARDS THE CHILD'S NEEDS?

  insecure resistant
• WHAT TYPE OF CHILDREN ARE MODERATELY ANXIOUS AROUND STRANGERS WHEN THE MOTHER IS ABSENT?

  secure
• WHAT TYPE OF CHILDREN SOMETIMES PAY MORE ATTENTION TO STRANGERS THAN MOTHER?

  insecure avoidant
• WHAT TYPE OF CHILDREN RESIST COMFORT ON REUNION DESPITE BEING DISTRESSED?

  insecure resistant
• WHAT TYPE OF CHILDREN ARE COMFORTABLE AROUND STRANGERS BUT ONLY WHEN MOTHER IS PRESENT?

  secure
• WHAT TYPE OF CHILDREN SHOW MODERATE DISTRESS WHEN MOTHER LEAVES?

  secure
• WHAT TYPE OF CHILDREN IGNORE MOTHER ON RETURN?

  insecure avoidant
• WHAT TYPE OF CHILDREN BECOME EXTREMELY DISTRESSED WHEN MOTHER LEAVES?

  insecure resistant
• WHAT TYPE OF CHILDREN ARE NOT UPSET WHEN MOTHER LEAVES?

  insecure avoidant
• WHAT TYPE OF CHILDREN ARE COMFORTABLE TO EXPLORE?

  secure/ insecure avoidant
• WHAT TYPE OF CHILDREN HAVE EVIDENCE OF THE PARENT BEING SENSITIVE TO CHILD'S NEED?

  secure
• WHAT TYPE OF CHILDREN ARE COMFORTED BY MOTHER'S REUNION?

  secure