STRANGE SITUATION

• KEY POINTS OF STRANGE SITUATION?

  • controlled observation
  • standardised procedure
  • 100, middle class American mother-infant pairs
• WHO CREATED STRANGE SITUATION?

  Ainsworth
• PROCESS OF STRANGE SITUATION?

  1. Mother, infant
  2. Stranger, mother, infant
  3. Stranger, infant
  4. Mother, infant
  5. Infant
  6. Stranger, infant
  7. Mother, infant
• WHATS MEASURED?

  • proximity seeking
  • reunion behaviour
  • exploration and secure base
  • separation anxiety
  • stranger anxiety
• FINDINGS?

  • 66% secure
  • 12% IR
  • 22% IA
• EVALUATION?

  • predictive validity
  • inter-rater reliability
  • culturally biased
  • 4th category
• PREDICTIVE VALIDITY ARGUMENT?

  • predicts later development + support
  • McCormik et al (school achievement + bullying)
  • Ward et al (mental health as adults)
  • best outcomes (B vs C/ none)
  • Kagan (genetic anxiety influences response)
• INTER-RATER RELIABILITY ARGUMENT?

  • Bick et al
  • agreement in 94% cases
  • result of controlled conditions, obvious movements (not subjective)
• CULTURALLY BIASED ARGUMENT?

  • Britain + US
  • different experiences affect response
  • Takahashi
  • Japanese, separation anxiety
  • type C
• 4TH CATEGORY ARGUMENT?

  • Main + Solomon
  • type D
  • neglect, abuse