The Strange Situation Is an Observational Measure of Infant Attachment

question 49

Multiple Choice

The Strange Situation is an observational measure of infant attachment developed by Mary Ainsworth.It requires the infant to:

• A)crawl through a dark tunnel with his or her mother and a stranger waiting on the other side.
• B)move through a series of introductions,separations,and reunions with his or her mother and a stranger.
• C)experience loud noises in a room with only a stranger present.
• D)choose between his or her mother and father in a strange situation.

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