What Was Mary Ainsworth Trying to Determine When She Devised

question 71

Multiple Choice

What was Mary Ainsworth trying to determine when she devised an experimental method called the Strange Situation?

• A) the nature of gestural communication between mothers and babies
• B) aspects of purposeful exploration as the baby investigates a strange environment
• C) parental discipline styles in the first year of lif.
• D) the nature of attachment between caretakers and babie.
• E) the relationship between preschool enrollment and academic achievement

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Definitions:

Normal Heating

The regular process of increasing temperature in an environment or system without external intervention.

Recrystalization

Recrystallization is a metamorphic process where crystals of minerals grow larger while the overall chemical makeup of the rock remains the same, usually as a result of heat and/or pressure.

Remobilization

The process by which sedimentary deposits are eroded and transported to be deposited again in a new location.

Pressure Solution

A diagenetic process where mineral grains partially dissolve under high stress, typically in wet conditions, allowing deformation.