Question

Baby Marlow uses mom as a base from which to explore the environment. When mom leaves, he protests mildly, and when mom returns, he reestablishes positive interactions with her. Which of Ainsworth's categories best describes Marlow?

Answer 1

Answer:

Secure attachment style

Explanation:

Ainsworth was a social psychologist. She worked on attachment style. In this, she has given three basic attachment style. All attachment style is different at the individual level. Here baby Marlowe shows a secure attachment with his mother when his mother leaves him.

He shows mild distress when the mother leaves but established again an attachment with the mother when the mother returns. These child showing a secure attachment with a stranger when the mother is present. These infants used mother as a safe base. This type of baby found around seventy percent in the population.