What Was Mary Ainsworth Trying to Determine When She Devised

question 100

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 life
• D) the nature of attachment between caretakers and babies

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Definitions:

Total Utility

The complete fulfillment derived from the consumption of a specific amount of products or services.

Consumer Surplus

The gap between the total price consumers are willing and able to shell out for a good or service and the amount they really pay.

Water-Diamond Paradox

An economic paradox that questions why diamonds are pricier than water despite water being essential for survival and diamonds having relatively little practical use.

Marginal Utility

The extra pleasure or benefit a consumer receives from using an additional unit of a product or service.