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Ainsworths Strange Situation
Ainsworths Strange Situation
Procedure
Stages
Left by the caregiver with a stranger
Reunited with caregive
Left entirely alone
Used controlled lab observation
Observed through a one way mirror by researcher and mother
Findings
Secure
66%
High willingness to explore
high stranger anxiety
Enthusiastic upon reunion
Distressed on separation but easy to soothe
Caregiver sensitive to infant
Insecure Avoidant
22%
High willingness to explore
Low stranger anxiety
Indifferent on separation
Avoids contact upon reunion
Caregiver may ignore infant
Insecure resistant
12%
Low willingness to explore
High stranger anxiety
Very distressed on separation
Seeks and rejects mother upon reunion
Aim
To assess how children would react under conditions of stress in an unfamiliar environment.
She focused on 3 concepts
-Separation anxiety
-Stranger anxiety
-Reunion anxiety