During a developmental observation at a local clinic, Dr. Laurent noted that several toddlers immediately began playing with some puzzles, showing no tendency to check back with their mothers or seek proximity. When the mothers left the room, the toddlers did not appear distressed, and when the mothers returned, the toddlers actively looked away and avoided physical contact.
Describe the type of attachment the toddlers demonstrated in Dr. Laurent'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.