Social-Emotional Development Across the Lifespan

AP Psychology· difficulty 3/5

A securely attached infant

A
$Explores happily with caregiver present, briefly distressed at separation, comforted on reunion$
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B
$Becomes intensely distressed at separation, resists comfort, shows anger upon caregiver reunion$
C
$Avoids the caregiver entirely, shows little distress at separation, ignores reunion attempts$
D
$Shows disorganized approach-avoidance behaviors with confused responses to caregiver returns$

Explanation

Most common pattern; associated with sensitive caregiving.

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