Ainsworth tyoe of attachment 8 marker

Secure attachment

* explore happily but regularly to back to caregiver
* Usually show moderate separation and stranger distress
* about 60-75% of british toddlers classified as secure

insecure avoidant

* Explore freely but don’t seek proximity or show secure base behaviour
* show little or no reaction when caregiver leaves and little effort contact upon return
* show little stranger anxiety
* About 20-25% uk toddlers

Insecure resistant

* explore less + seek greater proximity
* Big stranger + seperation distress but resist comfort when reunited with carer
* 3% classified

AO3: good inter tater reliability

* Bick et al found agreement for attachment type on 94% of tested babies when looking at irr on a team of trained observes
* we can be confident that attachment type identified doesn’t just depend on who is observing
* means strong validity for the study

AO3: not valid measure in other cultures

* Takahasi noted test doesn’t work for example in japan where mothers r rarely seperatedfrom
* babies therefore high levels of sep anxiety
* differences in uornkging mean more likely to respond differently in ss
* limitation. ad may not be applicable as lacking measurable variable