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The Strange Situation
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- 1Ainsworth et al-Laboratory structured observations
-Studied infants aged 12-18 months
-Infants observed in a playroom with their mothers
-8 situations created: infant playing and mother reading, stranger enters, stranger interacts with infant, mother leaves stranger with infant, mother returns and stranger leaves, infant is alone, stranger re-enters and mother re-enters and stranger leaves
-Identified 3 types of attachment: securely attached, insecure-avoidant and insecure-resistant - 2Securely attached-Some stranger anxiety but is easily soothed
-High stranger anxiety
-Enthusiastic upon reunion
-High willingness to explore using mother as a secure base - 3Insecure-avoidant-Indifferent to separation
-Low stranger anxiety
-Avoids and doesn't seek contact upon reunion
-High willingness to explore - 4Insecure-resistant-Distressed upon separation
-High stranger anxiety
-Seeks and rejects contact upon reunion
-Low willingness to explore - 5Useful tool-Study can provide quick answers compared to longitudinal studies
-Has increased further attachment research due to speed, cost and easy replication - 6Ethical issues-20% of infants cried desperately when left alone
-Participants aren't protected, study shouldn't be used - 7Classification isn't suitable for all infants-Main and Solomon identified disorganised attachment - inconsistent behaviour that doesn't fit into any other attachment type
-Suggests study was unsuccessful at classifying all infants - 8Low ecological validity-Playroom environment was strange and unfamiliar
-Implies behaviour could be artificial therefore cannot be generalised to real life
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