... with a number of situations taking place including the mother leaving the child alone and a stranger entering room. The idea was to see how close the child was to his/her mother and to measure the infant's attachment type. It was found that about 70% of children had the secure attachment type (the infant becomes distressed when the caregiver leaves and immediately seeks contact when caregiver returns ... ), 10% were resistant (the infant is insecure in the presence of the caregiver and becomes distressed when the caregiver leaves). Finally 20% were found to be avoidant (the infant does n...

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