The teacher of your developmental psychology class has decided to show the class the procedure developed by Mary Ainsworth to study the attachment of infants. Due to the fact that no infants are available, 1

you have been asked to play the part of a child and your friend will be your "mother." You are led into a room filled with toys. After you begin playing with the toys, what will happen next?

a. A stranger will tell you to leave the room, so that she can talk to your mother.
b. Your mother will go off with a stranger, leaving you alone in the room.
c. A stranger will enter and your mother will temporarily leave the room.
d. The toys will break and your reaction will be judged.

Answer: c. A stranger will enter and your mother will temporarily leave the room.