Strange Situation

Strange Situation

1. Findings

   • Insecure Avoidant: (22%) Avoiding social interaction and intimacy. Explored independently and ignored mother when she returned.
   • Secure: (66%) Explored Freely and greeted mother warmly when she returned.
   • Insecure Resistant: (12%) Both seek and reject intimacy as well as social interaction. Intense distress when mother left and were angry mum when she returned.

2. Weaknesses

   • Ethics: Protection from harm as the baby was left alone
     • Counter Argument: This wasn't for long and was a natural amount of time alone!
   • Internal Validity WEAK: Only telling us of mother and baby! Not telling us of all attachments
   • Controlled Observation Method: Lacking external validitity as mother doesn't usually leave their child with a stranger & Lab setting so artificial settings.

3. Strength -> Reliability

   • Can be tested using "test - retest" and "inter rater reliability"
     • 0.94 In agreement!