__________ Babies in Ainsworth's Study Were Clinging and Unwilling to Explore

question 9

Multiple Choice

__________ babies in Ainsworth's study were clinging and unwilling to explore, very upset by the stranger regardless of the mother's presence, protested mightily when the mother left, were hard to soothe, and had mixed reactions upon mother's return.

• A) Secure
• B) Avoidant
• C) Resistant
• D) Disorganized/disoriented

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