ATTACHMENT I
Introduction
	--the construct
		how conceived?
		how measured?
			The Strange Situation Test
				classification types
	-- Bowlby's contribution
Measurement of attachment
	--Ainworth's Strange Situation Test
Theories of attachment
	Ethological
Factors affecting the quality of attachment
	--Babies
	--Parents


STRANGE SITUATION CLASSIFICATIONS
Classification				Behavioral Characteristics
A:  Anxious-avoidant (20%)		Uninterested in exploring.
							Little distress upon separation.
							Ignore mother upon her return.
B:  Secure (70%)			Actively explores.
							Upset by mom's absence.
							Greets mom warmly upon her return.
C:  Anxious-resistant (10%)		Anxious; little exploration.
							Upset with mom's departure.
							Ambivalence upon mom's return.
 



 

 

Psychology 326 (Social Development):
Hartmann, Spr. ‘97, p.