WEAKNESSES

• WEAKNESSES OF VAN IJZENDOORN AND KROONENBERG'S RESEARCH?

  • Takahashi
  • reliability
• WHAT DID TAKAHASHI POINT OUT?

  strange situation is a western technique developed by observing western children
• WHAT DOES THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE FORMATION OF THE STRANGE SITUATION MEAN?

  it is not an appropriate technique to impose on different cultures
• WHAT DID TAKAHASHI DISCOVER WHILE CARRYING OUT STRANGE SITUATION?

  Strange Situation caused too much stress for Japanese infants
• WHY DID STRANGE SITUATION CAUSE TOO MUCH STRESS FOR JAPANESE INFANTS?

  norm in Japan to avoid stress and separation in infancy
• WHAT DID TAKAHASHIS FINDINGS MEAN FOR VAN IJZENDOORN AND KROONENBERG'S RESEARCH?

  findings may be misleading as the observation may not be a valid form of measuring attachment in all cultures
• WHAT TYPE OF STUDY WAS VAN IJZENDOORN AND KROONENBERG'S RESEARCH?

  meta-analysis
• WHAT IS A META-ANALYSIS?

  study where a researcher draws together findings of different research teams
• WHAT DOES VAN IJZENDOORN AND KROONENBERG'S RESEARCH BEING A META-ANALYSIS MEAN?

  possibility research teams carried out technique slightly differently, therefore the methods may be inconsistent
• WHAT DOES THE INCONSISTENCY OF THE METHOD OF VAN IJZENDOORN AND KROONENBERG'S RESEARCH MEAN?

  comparing findings is pointless and results lack reliability