Why is the Strange Situation assessed in toddlerhood and not infancy, if infancy is when an attachment relationship is formed?
What will be an ideal response?
Toddlers, unlike infants, have developed an internal working model of their primary attachment figure. This means that they use this model to gauge what to expect about their mothers' availability and supportiveness.
Psychology
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a. Frederick Bartlett b. John B. Watson c. Hermann Ebbinghaus d. Wilhelm Wundt
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What is the reflex that causes milk to be released if a mother hears the cry of her infant?
Babinski reflex Babcock reflex Let-down reflex Feeding-time reflex
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