Explain attachment and how Ainsworth's Strange Situation is used to measure it in infants. Include a description of the types of attachments this procedure can reveal
What will be an ideal response?
Students should define attachment, explain the main steps in the Strange Situation procedure, and describe the 4 types of attachments.
-Attachment is the emotional tie between an infant and the specific person or people who provide the infant's primary care.
-The procedure systematically exposes the infant to an unfamiliar situation involving a stranger and separation of the infant from the caregiver.
-4 types of attachment:
--Secure attachment is healthy attachment wherein the infant is upset when separated from its caregiver, shows wariness of strangers, and uses the caregiver as a base for exploration.
--Insecure-avoidant is an unhealthy type of attachment where infants do not use their caregiver as a base for exploration, are not distressed by separation from their caregivers, and do not prefer their caregivers over unfamiliar adults.
--Insecure-resistant is an unhealthy attachment that is demonstrated by infants seeking proximity to their caregivers but not gaining comfort from contact with their caregivers.
--Insecure-disorganized is an unhealthy type of attachment indicated when infants seem dazed or confused, or show contradictory behaviors in the Strange Situation.
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