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Ainsworths Strange Situation (Procedure (Stages ( Left by the caregiver…
Ainsworths Strange Situation
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
Procedure
Used controlled lab observation
Stages
Left by the caregiver with a stranger
Reunited with caregive
Left entirely alone
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