When Placed in the Strange Situation, Eric Shows No Distress

question 66

Multiple Choice

When placed in the strange situation, Eric shows no distress at all when his mother leaves the room, and by the same token, he isn't very excited when she returns. Overall, he doesn't appear to be very attached to his mother, but he doesn't resist when she picks him up to give him a kiss. Eric would most likely be classified as

• A)anxious-avoidant
• B)securely attached
• C)anxious-resistant
• D)resistant-avoidant

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Definitions:

Rods

Photoreceptor cells in the retina of the eye that function in low light and are responsible for black-and-white vision.

Fovea

A minimal dip in the eye's retina where the clarity of vision is at its peak because it contains a large number of cones.

Color Vision

The ability of the human eye and brain to distinguish objects based on the wavelengths of the light they reflect, emit, or transmit.

Flexibility

The quality of bending easily without breaking, or the ability to adapt to new, different, or changing requirements.