Strange Situation - created from Mind Map

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Ainsworth and Wittig (1969)

Aim

See how infants behave under conditions of mild stress and novelty

Procedure

Tests stranger and separation anxiety

Findings

Ainsworth et al (1978)

Meta analysis of 106 middle class infants

Attachment types

Main and Solomon (1986)

Proposed fourth type

Insecure disorganised

Lacks consistent social behaviour

Lacks strategy for dealing with stress

Shows strong attachment, then suddenly is avoidant

Behaviour in

Later childhood

Adult romantic

Strange Situation