What Was Mary Ainsworth Trying to Determine When She Devised

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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 caregivers and children

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