Ainsworth’s Attachment Theory Quiz

Mary Ainsworth worked with ________ and developed his theories further.

• John Bowlby

• Sigmund Freud

• Jean Piaget

• Erik Erikson

Ainsworth focused on the ________ of attachment, especially how ________ mothers were to their babies’ needs.

• quality, responsive

• quantity, neglectful

• duration, indifferent

• frequency, inattentive

She created the ____________________ experiment to observe attachment.

• Strange Situation

• Mirror Test

• Little Albert

• Visual Cliff

The Strange Situation studies babies aged ________ to ________ months.

• 12, 18

• 6, 12

• 18, 24

• 24, 30

In the Strange Situation, experts mainly observed:

• How quickly the baby learnt new tasks

• The baby’s reactions to being left with a stranger and being left alone

• The baby’s feeding patterns

• The parent’s teaching style

Which attachment style involves babies exploring confidently while using the parent as a “safe base”?

• Insecure-avoidant

• Secure

• Disorganised–disorientated

• Insecure ambivalent/resistant

Babies with insecure-avoidant attachment often have parents who:

• Are highly sensitive

• Completely overprotect their child

• Regularly ignore their child's needs

• Are inconsistent but affectionate

Which attachment style shows clinginess, high fear of the stranger, and difficulty calming upon reunion with the parent?

• Secure

• Insecure ambivalent/resistant

• Insecure-avoidant

• Disorganised-disorientated

The disorganised-disorientated style often includes:

• Relaxed exploration and easy calming

• Ignoring the parent and showing no fear of strangers

• A mixture of reactions such as freezing or wanting closeness but also withdrawing

• Consistent, predictable behaviour

Match each attachment style to its description: A. Secure B. Insecure-avoidant C. Insecure ambivalent/resistant D. Disorganised-disorientated ___ Clingy to parent, fearful of stranger, hard to comfort

• A. Secure

• B. Insecure-avoidant

• C. Insecure ambivalent/resistant

• D. Disorganised-disorientated