Attachment - Strange situation
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What is the purpose of the Strange Situation procedure?
What are the key behaviors tested in the Strange Situation?
- Exploration and secure base
- Stranger anxiety
- Separation anxiety
- Reunion behavior
How does the Strange Situation predict future development outcomes?
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What did Kagon (1982) suggest about the Strange Situation?
Why might the Strange Situation be considered culture-bound?
What did Takashi (1986) find regarding the Strange Situation?
What are the characteristics of secure attachment in the Strange Situation?
- Distress when mother leaves
- Avoidant of stranger alone
- Positive reunion behavior
- Uses mother as a secure base
What are the characteristics of resistant attachment in the Strange Situation?
- Intense distress when mother leaves
- Avoids stranger
- Resists contact upon reunion
- Cries more than other types
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