The Strange Situation Is a Way to

question 12

Multiple Choice

The Strange Situation is a way to

• A) determine whether a mother has bonded with her infant.
• B) document the changes in an infant's emotional responsiveness.
• C) measure the amount of guilt or shame an infant feels when she misbehaves.
• D) assess the quality of an infant's attachment to his mother.

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Definitions:

Confirmation Bias

The tendency to interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms one's preexisting beliefs or hypotheses.

Stereotype

A common yet rigid and overly simplistic representation or belief about a certain group or object, usually formed from insufficient information.

Fundamental Attribution Error

A common bias in social psychology where people tend to overemphasize personality traits and underestimate situational factors when explaining others' behaviors.

Confirmation Bias

The habit of scouting for, construing, preferring, and recalling insights in a manner that upholds one's antecedent beliefs or guesses.