The Strange Situation

Human Growth and Development Reflection Paper #1: The Strange Situation Due Date: Sunday 2/8/26, 11:59 PM Weight: 10% of overall grade Formatting Instructions – Length: 2-3 pages, excluding title page and references. Write your response as an essay that flows, not in numerical or bulleted format to simply answer the questions. – Format: Typed, double spaced, 12pt Times New Roman with 1 margins on all sides. – Referencing Style: APA (see style guide on Blackboard). Submission Instructions – This paper will be uploaded to Blackboard in the Assignments section Assignment Instructions 1) Read and watch the following: The Strange Situation & Separation Anxiety Posted on Blackboard along with this assignment The Strange Situation-Mary Ainsworth 2) Write a 2-3 page reflection that addresses the following Explain the type of research method used in this study o Briefly describe whats happening in the study o The observation is considered to be controlled. What does this mean in relation to the research method? Explain the possible attachment classification outcomes based on the strange situation Ainsworth only studied mothers in her research. Explain why she is likely to have done that Discuss whether or not you think Ainsworths research gives a realistic view of the attachment behavior of children o Conduct your own research to find a critique of her approach (one or two articles from reputable sources) o What is the main critique? Does it support the study or highlight a deficit in Ainsworths approach? Spring 2026 Human Growth and Development Here’s the citation to use for the reference page for the Strange Situation & Stranger Anxiety article for Reflection Paper #1 Salkind, N. J. (2005). Strange situation. In Encyclopedia of human development (Vol. 1, pp. 1223-1225). SAGE Publications, Inc., The in-text citation should be (Salkind, 2005) at the end of the sentence if the author is not referenced in the sentence. If the author is referenced in the sentence, the citation should read as Salkind (2005)