A group of children make room for Sasha in the kiddy pool. They ...

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A group of children make room for Sasha in the kiddy pool. They encourage Sasha to jump in and ask her if she wants to throw the ball with them in the pool. They talk with each other about how much fun they are having playing in the pool together. According to Mildred Parten's classic 1932 study, this group of children is engaging in _______________.
 
  a. associative group play
  b. cooperative group play
  c. autonomous play
  d. parallel group activity

Question 2

At times it seems like Melissa is glued to her mother's leg. Melissa could be called a clingy child. She always wants her mother nearby, and she cries when her mother leaves the room. Explain how Bowlby's theory of attachment can be used to help us understand Melissa's behavior.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

Bowlby and other attachment theorists believe that humans have a need for human contact and relationships. Attachment is the term used to describe the emotional bond between an infant/toddler and a caregiver. Bowlby described the infant/caregiver attachment as one that is persistent, involving a specific person who is not interchangeable with anyone else, emotionally significant, produces a desire to maintain proximity, and results in distress if there is involuntary separation. Melissa's clingy behavior suggests she is not securely attached to her mother. By attempting to stay very close to her mother Melissa demonstrates a type of insecure attachment referred to as anxious-avoidant. Anxious infants who are insecurely attached may develop feelings of incompetence. In addition, insecurely attached infants may have problems developing normal and healthy relationships later in life.