In Ainsworth's Strange Situation, a securely attached infant is most likely to do what?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Be distressed at separation and comforted on return
- Step 1: Securely attached infants use the caregiver as a safe base. Step 2. They are upset by separation but recover quickly. Answer: distress at leaving and comfort on return. Why not the others: Sensorimotor stage infants explore via motor reflexes; preoperational children display egocentrism and symbolic thought without conservation; and concrete operational children reason logically about concrete physical objects.
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