PSY 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 30: Psy, Dazed, Mary Ainsworth
8 Dec 2020
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These infants use the parent as a secure base. When separated, they may or may not cry, but if they do, it is because the parent is absent and they prefer her to the stranger. When the parent returns, they actively seek contact, and their crying is reduced immediately. About 60% of north american infants in middle-ses families show this pattern. In low ses families, a smaller proportion of babies show the secure pattern, with higher proportions falling into the insecure patterns. These infants seem unresponsive to the parent when she is present. When she leaves, they usually are not distressed, and they react to the stranger in much the same way as to the parent. During reunion, they avoid or are slow to greet the parent, and when picked up, they often fail to cling. About 15% of north american infants in middle-ses families show this pattern.
