Attachment

Wendy and her daughter Petra participated in Ainsworth’s experiment. After Wendy returned to the room Petra was inconsolable. She continued to cry and show signs of being distressed even after being comforted by her mother. Which attachment style was Petra demonstrating?

• Insecure-avoidant attachment

• Privation

• Insecure-resistant attachment

• Secure attachment

Ailsa, a one-year-old child, is taken to childcare by her mother, Karen. When Karen says goodbye to Ailsa she doesn’t cry. When Karen returns at the end of the end, Ailsa ignores her. According to Ainsworth’s theory of attachment, Ailsa is demonstrating ______ attachment.

• secure

• avoidant

• resistant

• non-existent

Ailsa, a one-year-old child, is taken to childcare by her mother, Karen. When Karen says goodbye to Ailsa she doesn’t cry. When Karen returns at the end of the end, Ailsa ignores her. It is most likely that Karen is a/n _______________ caregiver.

• caring and loving

• abusive and neglectful

• well-organised and capable

• over-protective

In Harlow’s experiments, the independent variable was

• the wire or cloth surrogate mother.

• the provision of food by either a wire or cloth surrogate mother.

• the amount of time spent with the wire surrogate.

• the amount of time spent with the food-giving surrogate.

In Harlow’s experiments, the dependent variable was

• the wire or cloth surrogate mother

• the provision of food by either a wire or cloth surrogate mother

• the amount of time spent with the food giving surrogate

• the amount of time spent with the wire or cloth surrogates

A key finding of Harlow’s study on attachment in rhesus monkeys was that infants

• were frightened of their surrogate mothers

• formed an attachment with a mother figure that provided them with contact comfort

• were happiest when cared for by both a mother and a father figure

• formed an attachment with a mother figure that provided food

Harlow concluded that

• comfort is more important than food in the formation of infant-mother attachment in rhesus monkeys.

• comfort is less important than food in the formation of infant–mother attachment in rhesus monkeys

• food is more important than contact comfort in the formation of infant–mother attachment in rhesus monkeys

• comfort is as important as food in the formation of infant–mother attachment in rhesus monkeys.

An infant that is calmed quickly and easily on reunion is displaying signs of which type of attachment?

• Insecure-avoidant

• Piaget

• Insecure-resistant

• Secure

Conducted Attachment studies with infant monkeys

• Harry Harlow
• Jean Piaget
• Mary Ainsworth
• John Watson

How many different attachment types did Mary Ainsworth identify?

• Two
• Three
• Four
• Five