Ainsworth's Strange Situation Study

Which field did Ainsworth specialise in?

• Educational

• Developmental

• Health

• Behavioural

She was an...

• American psychologist

• Canadian psychologist

• British psychologist

• American-Canadian psychologist

She started attending the University of Toronto at what age?

• 16

• 19

• 17

• 20

The aim of her study was...

• to develop an experiment to find out if the development of children is influenced by the lack of mother-child bonds.

• to develop an experiment to see the different forms of attachment.

• to develop an experiment to find out how attached children are in different situations.

• to develop an experiment to see the different forms of attachment presented between mothers and infants.

The behaviour of an infant was observed in a series of how many episodes

Ainsworth observed and recorded interaction behaviours like...

• Exploratory behaviors

• Negative behaviours

• Avoidance of comfort

• Proximity and contacting seeking

The sample was made up of 100... American families

What were the three main attachment types found in children?

• Insecure avoidant, insecure resistant/ambivalent and secure

• Insecure avoidant, insecure and secure

• Insecure avoidant, insecure resistant/ambivalent and secure

• Insecure resistant, partially secure, and completely secure

What were the age range of the babies used?

• 0-12 months

• 12-18 months

• 18-24 months

• 2 years and older

What did Ainsworth conclude the results were a cause of?

• The infant’s interactions with the stranger

• The mother’s interactions with the child during the experiment

• The way the mother has raised the child

• Which toys the child plays with