About Mary Ainsworth
When was Mary Ainsworth Born?
December 1, 1913
How many siblings does Mary have?
3
What did she study?
She specialized in child psychology
What is Mary best known for?
her Strange Situation assessment
When did she die?
March 21, 1999
What age did she move to Toronto?
5
When does she development the "Strange Situation"?
1965
Whose research did Mary continue?
John Bowlby
Where was Mary raised?
Toronto, Ontario
When did she become interested in psychology?
At the age of 15
The three styles of Attachment Theory.
1. Secure: children with secure attachment styles are confident that their attachment figure will be able to meet their needs
2. Insecure avoidant: children with insecure avoidant attachment styles do not orientate to the attachment figure while they are exploring their environment
3. Insecure ambivalent/resistant: children that seem ambivalent to their attachment figure
Where was Mary born?
Glendale, Ohio
Where was she a professor at?
John Hopkins University
University of Toronto
What is the attachment theory about?
The relationship we have with our parents or caregivers as children, to see how its shapes children and relates to others as we grow up
Where did Mary live?
Canada, United States, and United Kingdom
She was a professor at Virginia until when?
1984
What year did she earn her masters?
1936
What is the "Strange Situation"?
Experiment to see how children react in different situations with and without their mother
What year did she do the "Strange Situation?"
1970