StrangeSituationExperimente
The Strange Situation is a standardized procedure developed by Mary Ainsworth in the 1960s to observe and evaluate the attachment patterns between infants and their caregivers. The experiment involves a series of brief separations and reunions between the infant and caregiver, observed in a laboratory setting. The procedure typically lasts around 20 minutes and consists of eight episodes, each designed to elicit specific behaviors from the infant. These episodes include activities like the caregiver and infant playing together, a stranger entering the room, the caregiver leaving the infant alone, the caregiver returning, and the infant being left alone again before the caregiver's final return.
During these episodes, researchers meticulously observe the infant's reactions. Key behaviors noted include the infant's willingness
Based on these observations, Ainsworth identified three primary attachment styles: secure, insecure-avoidant, and insecure-ambivalent (also known