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Question 9

Ainsworth used the 'Strange Situation' observational procedure to identify distinct attachment types between infants and their caregivers.

Describe the behaviour of an infant showing a Type C / insecure-resistant (anxious-resistant) attachment pattern as defined by Ainsworth.

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84 exam-style questions on Edexcel A Level Psychology Content, covering Bowlby's work on attachment, Ainsworth and the Strange Situation, Research into deprivation, Research into privation, Research into day care, Cross-cultural research into attachment, Autism, Individual differences, and Developmental psychology. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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