Coursework.Info - Inspiration in an Instant

On the left is an image preview of every page of this document, and below are the first 150 words with formatting removed:

Attachment SAQ Question two. A. Explain what is meant by insecure avoidant and insecure resistant. Insecure Avoidant: - Child is prepared to explore unfamiliar surroundings. - Child is not concerned by mother absence - Child shows little interest on mother's return - Child avoids stranger; similar to avoidance showed when mother returns Insecure resistant: - Child showed intense distress when mother is absent - Child resists/rejects mother on return - Child shows ambivalent behaviour to stranger; similar to the resistance/interest shown to mother on her return. B. Describe the procedure and findings of one study that has investigated individual differences in attachment. Ainsworth and Bell devised a method called the strange situation technique (SST) in which 100 middle-class American infants and their mothers took part. A method of controlled observation was developed as follows: Mother and child introduced to a room (in which child can investigate toys); Stranger enters room; Mother leaves room; Mother returns; Mother and stranger leave child alone; Stranger...

To see the full version of this document, and 145,841 others