Ainsworth's Attachment Types

How many different attachment types did Mary Ainsworth identify?

• Two
• Three
• Four
• Five

Ainsworth placed her types of attachment into two distinct categories, what were these?

• Anxious and astute
• Secure and insecure
• Stable and shaky
• Tentative and trusting

Ainsworth's attachment types were each assigned a letter. Which attachment type was type A?

• Insecure-avoidant
• Insecure-disorganised
• Insecure-resistant
• Secure

Ainsworth's attachment types were each assigned a letter. Which attachment type was type B?

• Insecure-avoidant
• Insecure-disorganised
• Insecure-resistant
• Secure

Ainsworth's attachment types were each assigned a letter. Which attachment type was type C?

• Insecure-avoidant
• Insecure-disorganised
• Insecure-resistant
• Secure

Critics of Ainsworth's attachment types suggested a fourth attachment type, Type D. What is this attachment type's name?

• Insecure-avoidant
• Insecure-disorganised
• Insecure-resistant
• Secure

Ainsworth's strange situation procedure consists of how many episodes?

• Five
• Six
• Seven
• Eight

In episode 1 of the procedure which behaviour is being assessed? 

• Exploration
• Reunion behaviour
• Separation anxiety
• Stranger distress

In episodes 2 & 3 of the procedure, a stranger enters, sits nearby and tries to interact with the infant. Which behaviour is being assessed? 

• Exploration
• Reunion behaviour
• Separation anxiety
• Stranger distress

In episodes 4 & 6 of the procedure, the mother leaves the room. Which behaviour is being assessed? 

• Exploration
• Reunion behaviour
• Separation anxiety
• Stranger distress