AO1 and AO2

• the aim is to measure the security of attachment that a child shows towards their caregiver
• they use a controlled observation
• used 100 america infanta
• psychologists observed the childrens behaviour through a 2 way mirror
• they found there was three patterns of attachment : secure, insecure-avoidant and insecure-resistant
• what percentage was secure?

  66%
• what percentage was insecure-avoidant?

  22%
• what percentage were insecure-resistant?

  12%
• suggested that attachment style was determined by the primary caregivers behaviour