Alex is playing in a room where his mother is sitting nearby. Alex becomes distressed when a stranger enters the room and hardly leaves his mother's side

Later, when his mother and the stranger leave the room for a moment, Alex begins to wail and cry. However, when his mother returns, he runs up to her, and instead of giving her a hug/kiss, he begins to punch her in the arm. This would be a description of what type of attachment pattern?

a) avoidant attachment pattern
b) secure attachment pattern
c) ambivalent attachment pattern
d) disorganized-disoriented attachment pattern

c