ur Ainsworth wanted to behaviours as a means
assess attachment of
assessing the quality of a baby'sattachmentto a caregiver.
The strange situation
controlled obs designed to measure the security of attachment
a
baby displays towards a caregiver.
took
way mirror and /or with
place in a room with
cameras.a two
·
The
baby's behaviour and judged attachment
psychologists observed the
·
based on certain behaviours: There were 7 episodes
lasting 3 minutes:
PROXIMITY SEEKING 1.
Baby encouraged to
explory. Exploration/secure base
STRANGER ANXIETY SAMPLE -
2. Stranger comes in, tales to the caregiver and
100 middle class
SEPERATION ANXIETY American families baby. Stranger anxiety
approaches the
RESPONSE TO REUNILN 3. Caregiver leaves the baby and the
stranger together. Separation stranger anxiety
+
returns and
FINDINGS 4.
Caregiver stranger an
leavesare
3 main types of attachment: 5. Caregiver leaves baby alone: separati,iti s
Secure Attachment most desirable in6. Stranger returns strangeranxiety
- -
-
babies
CTYPEB) psychologically 7. Caregiver returns and is reunited with
healthy
autores response to reunion
baby.
the -
* Is moderately upsetwhen mother leaves
is
*
wary of the stranger a little
Explores happily while keeping an eye on mum
*
is readily comforted by mum when she returns
*
- (TYPEA)
Insecure Avoidant - -
low anxiety+ weak attachment
-
20-25% of British barbiel
Not
* bothered when mum comes back
*
Explores freely withoutbothering where mum is
* Not bothered by appearance of a stranger
Is not at all upsetwhen mum goes.
*
- CTYPEC)
Insecure Resistant- LEAST common (340)
- -
attachment
High anxiety, strong
*Does not
explore very much * Is cross with mum on return and is
Als extremely upsetwhen mum goal not easily comforted.
* Does notlike stranger at
all
assess attachment of
assessing the quality of a baby'sattachmentto a caregiver.
The strange situation
controlled obs designed to measure the security of attachment
a
baby displays towards a caregiver.
took
way mirror and /or with
place in a room with
cameras.a two
·
The
baby's behaviour and judged attachment
psychologists observed the
·
based on certain behaviours: There were 7 episodes
lasting 3 minutes:
PROXIMITY SEEKING 1.
Baby encouraged to
explory. Exploration/secure base
STRANGER ANXIETY SAMPLE -
2. Stranger comes in, tales to the caregiver and
100 middle class
SEPERATION ANXIETY American families baby. Stranger anxiety
approaches the
RESPONSE TO REUNILN 3. Caregiver leaves the baby and the
stranger together. Separation stranger anxiety
+
returns and
FINDINGS 4.
Caregiver stranger an
leavesare
3 main types of attachment: 5. Caregiver leaves baby alone: separati,iti s
Secure Attachment most desirable in6. Stranger returns strangeranxiety
- -
-
babies
CTYPEB) psychologically 7. Caregiver returns and is reunited with
healthy
autores response to reunion
baby.
the -
* Is moderately upsetwhen mother leaves
is
*
wary of the stranger a little
Explores happily while keeping an eye on mum
*
is readily comforted by mum when she returns
*
- (TYPEA)
Insecure Avoidant - -
low anxiety+ weak attachment
-
20-25% of British barbiel
Not
* bothered when mum comes back
*
Explores freely withoutbothering where mum is
* Not bothered by appearance of a stranger
Is not at all upsetwhen mum goes.
*
- CTYPEC)
Insecure Resistant- LEAST common (340)
- -
attachment
High anxiety, strong
*Does not
explore very much * Is cross with mum on return and is
Als extremely upsetwhen mum goal not easily comforted.
* Does notlike stranger at
all
