Dr. Harris observed a group of toddlers during an assessment in a novel environment. He noted that the toddlers played independently with the new blocks, rarely checking back with their mothers. When the mothers left the room, the toddlers did not appear outwardly distressed, and upon the mothers' return, the toddlers ignored them or turned away when approached.
Describe the type of attachment the toddlers demonstrated in Dr. Harris's observation.
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.