Types of Attachment (OCR A-Level Psychology): Quizzes
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Who conducted the Strange Situation study and in what year?
Who conducted the Strange Situation study and in what year?
Mary Ainsworth in 1978
What age range of babies were studied in the Strange Situation?
What age range of babies were studied in the Strange Situation?
9-18 months old
How many scripted episodes was the Strange Situation observation divided into?
How many scripted episodes was the Strange Situation observation divided into?
8 episodes
What was the primary aim of the Strange Situation?
What was the primary aim of the Strange Situation?
Assess how securely attached child was to caregiver
What percentage of children showed secure attachment to their caregiver?
What percentage of children showed secure attachment to their caregiver?
70%
What percentage of children had insecure resistant attachment?
What percentage of children had insecure resistant attachment?
15%
What type of attachment did children with responsive mothers develop?
What type of attachment did children with responsive mothers develop?
Secure attachments
What attachment style was associated with inconsistent mothers?
What attachment style was associated with inconsistent mothers?
Insecure resistant
Which maternal behaviour was linked to insecure-avoidant attachments?
Which maternal behaviour was linked to insecure-avoidant attachments?
Indifferent mothers
Who replicated the results of Ainsworth's Strange Situation study?
Who replicated the results of Ainsworth's Strange Situation study?
Ijzendoorn and Krunenberg
What limitation relates to the sample being white middle-class Americans?
What limitation relates to the sample being white middle-class Americans?
Low population validity