Mary Ainsworth a Prominent Woman of Psychology PSY/310 October 30‚ 2010 Mary Ainsworth a Prominent Woman of Psychology Mary D. Salter- Ainsworth was born in Glendale‚ Ohio in December of 1913. Her parents were both academics at Dickenson College. Her father majored in history‚ while Mary’s mother focused on teaching and nursing. According to her biography‚ Mary and her two sisters grew up in a very “close-knit family” (Ainsworth‚ 1983). The importance of education was definitely impressed
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in the early 1970s. They did not exhibit distress on separation‚ and either ignored the caregiver on their return (A1 subtype) or showed some tendency to approach together with some tendency to ignore or turn away from the caregiver (A2 subtype). Ainsworth and Bell theorised that the apparently unruffled behaviour of the avoidant infants is in
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‘Strange Situation’ What was the research looking at? The research was looking at investigating the differences shown in attachments between infants and their primary caregivers (parents/ guardians etc.). How was the experiment carried out? Who was involved? The experiment involved using a toddler‚ the child’s guardian and a stranger to see the child’s reaction to the different situations using the following stages: Results from experiment: Three different
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Mary Ainsworth PSY/310 Mary D. Salter Ainsworth When reading many introductions on the history of psychology it is noticed there are very few females mentioned. That does not mean women are not attributed to making significant impacts in the development of psychology. “The contributions of many of psychology ’s most eminent female thinkers have long been ignored‚ but that is starting to change as more history texts begin to recognize women such as Karen Horney‚ Mary Ainsworth‚ Leta Hollingworth
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believe that the world is cruel and bad. Autonomy vs. shame this stage the child learns to do activities independently but can also lead to shame if they lose approval. 2. Explain Mary Ainsworth’s Strange Situation experiment‚ and its significance in the development of attachment. Mary Ainsworth’s strange situation experiment is to assess the quality of the infant attachment with the caregiver. The experiment was having a mother leaving the 12-18
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Mary Ainsworth is a developmental psychologist best-known for her "Strange Situation" assessment of early childhood attachment. We also call the “Strange Situation” assessment the Attachment Theory. The Attachment Theory is centered on the emotional bonds between people and suggests that our earliest attachments can leave a lasting mark on our lives. Ainsworth’s theory involves four categories of different behaviors: separation anxiety‚ the infants willingness to explore‚ stranger anxiety‚ and reunion
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Ainsworth Strange Situation Studies The Strange Situation procedure‚ developed by American psychologist Mary Ainsworth‚ is widely used in child development research. Much research in psychology has focused on how forms of attachment differ between infants. For example‚ Schaffer and Emerson (1964) discovered what appeared to be innate differences in sociability in babies; some babies preferred cuddling more than others‚ from very early on‚ before much interaction had occurred to cause such differences
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According to psychologist Mary Ainsworth‚ attachment may be defined as an affectional tie that one person or animal forms between themselves and another specific one- a tie that binds them together in space and endures over time. Attachment is a bond where one person feels the need to have close contact with another person. They also experience distress during separation from that special person. This is particularly important during childhood. Attachment does not have to be mutual. One person may
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Charlene Holm General Phycology 1 November 2012 Mary Ainsworth Attachment Theory Mary Ainsworth the psychologists who provide the most detailed analyst research on an individual attachment offering explanations. Like for instants we has adults teenagers know enough how we feel when the person leaves or apart from us and we are able to explain in it words. That does not go so well for young babies such has infants. In doing so Mary Ainsworth devised an experiment to discover and identify attachment
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Harlow and Mary Ainsworth on understanding attachment “Attachment is relatively long term‚ emotionally important relationship in which one individual seeks proximity to and derives security and comfort from the presence of another” (Investigating psychology‚ 2012 p. 193). Harry Harlow and Mary Ainsworth are two famous psychologist who provided us series of experiments to understand the attachment in terms of psychology. HarryHarlow started the experiments on monkeys and Mary Ainsworth focused
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