In the Strange Situation research, which attachment style is most common, observed in about 66 percent of infants?

In the Strange Situation research, which attachment style is most common, observed in about 66 percent of infants?

• A. Secure Attachments
• B. Anxious/Ambivalent Attachments
• C. Avoidant Attachments
• D. Stranger Anxiety

Answer: (A)

In this question, the key idea is how infants are grouped into attachment patterns based on their behavior in the Strange Situation. This procedure looks at how babies respond to separation from and reunion with their caregiver, and to the presence of a stranger, to classify their attachment style. The most common pattern is secure attachment: the infant uses the caregiver as a safe base to explore, shows some distress when the caregiver leaves, and is quickly soothed and returns to exploration when the caregiver returns. Across many studies, about two-thirds of infants fall into this category, which aligns with the roughly 66 percent figure. This predominance reflects what researchers often see in typical caregiving environments and signals a generally secure bond. The other patterns—avoidant and anxious/ambivalent—appear less frequently and reflect different ways infants manage closeness and distress. Stranger anxiety is a normal reaction to unfamiliar people at this age, but it isn’t a separate attachment style and doesn’t define how securely attached the infant is.

In this question, the key idea is how infants are grouped into attachment patterns based on their behavior in the Strange Situation. This procedure looks at how babies respond to separation from and reunion with their caregiver, and to the presence of a stranger, to classify their attachment style. The most common pattern is secure attachment: the infant uses the caregiver as a safe base to explore, shows some distress when the caregiver leaves, and is quickly soothed and returns to exploration when the caregiver returns. Across many studies, about two-thirds of infants fall into this category, which aligns with the roughly 66 percent figure. This predominance reflects what researchers often see in typical caregiving environments and signals a generally secure bond. The other patterns—avoidant and anxious/ambivalent—appear less frequently and reflect different ways infants manage closeness and distress. Stranger anxiety is a normal reaction to unfamiliar people at this age, but it isn’t a separate attachment style and doesn’t define how securely attached the infant is.