Strange Situation BSF

What type of study is the Strange Situation?

• Longitudinal

• Controlled Observation

• Field Experiment

• Case Study

What was the demographic of the infants?

• Middle class American

• Upper class American

• Middle class British

• Lower class British

An infant that is calmed quickly and easily on reunion is displaying signs of which type of attachment?

• Insecure-disorganised

• Secure

• Insecure-resistant

• Insecure-avoidant

An infant that seems disinterested in the mother on reunion is displaying signs of which type of attachment?

• Insecure-disorganised

• Secure

• Insecure-resistant

• Insecure-avoidant

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

• Tentative and trusting

• Unsure and sure

• Secure and insecure

• Stable and shaky

Which of these is a behaviour that Ainsworth was using to measure separation anxiety

• How well the child explored the room

• The parent leaving the room

• A stranger entering the room

• The child and parent being reunited

Which of these took place first in the procedure

• Stranger interacted with child

• Child played with mom present

• Mom left child alone with stranger

• Child was left alone with nobody

Which of these took place last in the experiment

• Child explores the room

• Stranger and child interact

• Mom leaves the child alone with the stranger

• Mom is reunited with the child

What does the reunion attempt to measure in the experiment

• How well the mom can comfort the child

• How scared the child is of strangers

• How comfortable the child is in strange places

• Whether the child misses their dad

The study that Ainsworth undertook is a

• Field Experiment

• Laboratory Experiment

• Natural Experiment

• Quasi Experiment