Question

Janeen enters the playroom of the psychology lab with her 1-year-old daughter Peggy. Initially, Peggy clings to her mother, but then becomes interested in the attractive toys in the playroom. She picks up a toy and brings it back to her mother, then drops it and approaches the toy box again. Peggy cries when Janeen leaves the room, but quickly calms down again when her mother returns. Peggy would most likely be classified as:
a. securely attached.
b. difficult and slow-to-warm-up.
c. insecurely attached.
d. preoperational.

Answer 1

Answer:

Peggy would most likely be classified as A. securely attached.

Explanation:

A securely attached infant is generally well taken care of by his/her caregiver, meaning that the caregiver tends to properly respond to the infant's needs.

This means the infant will tend to be distressed or nervous when the caregiver is not present and is happy when the caregiver is back, showing no further signs of distress. The infant also tends to rely on the caregiver as a base for his/her exploration.

In this case, we can see Peggy is clinging to her mother but then gets interested in playing with the toys, bringing them back to her mother (her base). She cries when Janeen leaves but calms down when she is back, showing this type of attachment style.

Answer 2

Answer:a. securely attached.

Explanation:Securely attached children only get upset when those closest to them leave but they are fine when they come back. When they are scared they turn to their parents for comfort and they can accept comfort from other people eventhoug their parents are first in their mind.

They tend to show a bit more maturity such that they may be too attached but can easily detached in situation that seem reasonable enough such as when Janeen see toys to play with.