In an extension of this paradigm, Mary Main et al subjected adults to an interview that classified subjects into autonomous, dismissive or preoccupied categories. de Wolff et al have challenged a hypothesis that, according to this framework, sensitivity differences should have a large impact on whether individuals are classified into A, B, or C styles. The four phases of this paradigm proceed from Indiscriminate Social Responsiveness to Goal-Corrected Partnerships, the latter happening at between (*) 24 and 40 months. A test of this framework involves subjects decreasing exploration behavior when they are placed into different environments, the hands of unfamiliar women or other "strange situations" before reuniting them with their primary caregiver; that experimen
In an extension of this paradigm, Mary Main et al subjected adults to an interview that classified subjects into autonomous, dismissive or preoccupied categories. de Wolff et al have challenged a hypothesis that, according to this framework, sensitivity differences should have a large impact on whether individuals are classified into A, B, or C styles. The four phases of this paradigm proceed from Indiscriminate Social Responsiveness to Goal-Corrected Partnerships, the latter happening at between (*) 24 and 40 months. A test of this framework involves subjects decreasing exploration behavior when they are placed into different environments, the hands of unfamiliar women or other "strange situations" before reuniting them with their primary caregiver; that experiment was conducted by Mary Ainsworth. For 10 points, name this theory proposed by John Bowlby about how parental interactions with infants influence development.
In an extension of this paradigm, Mary Main et al subjected adults to an interview that classified subjects into autonomous, dismissive or preoccupied categories.
attachment theory 