Author Question: In a classic study of the development of separation distress, Schaffer and Emerson (1964) found ... (Read 23 times)

javeds · **on:** Jul 31, 2018

In a classic study of the development of separation distress, Schaffer and Emerson (1964) found

a. that separation anxiety develops much earlier than stranger anxiety.
b. that stranger anxiety and separation distress normally develop in the first 2 months after birth.
c. that by 8 months babies usually develop a strong preference for one caregiver.
d. that there is no evidence of separation distress in normal babies.

Question 2

In Ainsworth et al.'s (1978) study of attachment formation, some mothers were less responsive to their babies' signals than others.

One group of mothers seemed to be reluctant to hold their babies, showed less warmth and affection than other mothers, and were more rejecting and angry. When their babies were tested in the strange situation test, the children tended to fit which category of attachment?
a. Securely attached.
b. Anxious ambivalent.
c. Avoidant.
d. Disorganized/disoriented.