Life Questions
Theory Questions
The Strange Situation
100

What age group did Ainsworth study?

Babies/infants

100

What are the three attachment styles?

secure, avoidant and ambivalent

100

What was the purpose of the strange experiment?

To examine attachment between a mother and child and how they react when in the presence of a stranger.

200

How many attachment styles did she create?

3

200

What attachment style is for easily comforted children who are secure with their caretaker?

Secure attachment

200

What kind of person enters the room during the experiment?

a stranger

300

What was her job title?

Developmental pschycologist

300

What is the attachment style that avoids there caretaker?

avoidant attachment

300

What was the phase called in the experiment when the mother returns?

The reunion phase