Summary: Strange Situation Procedure

The purpose of this experiment is to show the effects of how children react to different scenarios. It consists of three people, a mother, her baby, and a stranger. The experimenter wants to see the different ways the baby will act when the mother and stranger either enter or leave the room. The reason this is important to the reader is that it informs them of the baby’s different reactions. As the experiment goes on, the baby’s reactions continue to evolve. The method is called “Strange Situation Procedure.” It starts off by the experimenter putting a mother and her infant in a small room. At first, the mother is alone with her baby. Then, a stranger enters the room. After that, the mother leaves the room, and the baby is alone with the stranger. Then, the mother enters the room once again and the stranger exits. Next, the mother leaves and the infant is completely alone. Finally, the stranger returns. Lastly, the mother returns and the stranger exits. …show more content…
The first category is known as “Secure Attachment.” These infants were somewhat stressed when their mothers left the room. They were comfortable with the stranger when their mother was in the room. However, once their mother left, they were unsure of the stranger. They were eager for their mother to return to the room, and they were only willing to explore if she was there. The second category is known as “Ambivalent Attachment.” These infants were the most stressed when their mothers left the room. They did not feel comfortable with the stranger at all, whether their mother was in the room or not. They were also avoiding contact with their