The Strange-Situation Test Was Designed to Allow Psychologists to Assess

question 75

Multiple Choice

The strange-situation test was designed to allow psychologists to assess:

• A) how infants respond to separation and reunion with their mothers
• B) an infant's tendencies to seek or avoid novelty
• C) a mother's response to a fearful infant
• D) the level of social skill an infant has acquired

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