How Would an Anxious/avoidant Attached Infant React in the Strange

question 10

Multiple Choice

How would an anxious/avoidant attached infant react in the Strange Situation procedure?

• A) The infant would treat the mother as a base and explore the room; the infant would get upset when the mother left but would be happy upon her return.
• B) The infant would not respond to the mother; the infant would not respond when the mother left or returned.
• C) The infant would react strongly when the mother left and show mixed emotions when she returns.
• D) The infant would look dazed and confused when the mother returns.

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Definitions:

Gustation

The sense of taste, one of the five traditional senses, involving the perception of flavor from substances on the tongue.

Pain

A disagreeable sensory and emotional response linked to either real or possible tissue harm, or articulated in relation to such harm.

Synesthesia

A neurological condition where stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second pathway.

Dissociation

A psychological experience of disconnection or detachment from one's thoughts, feelings, memories, or sense of identity.