Ainsworth Strange Situation

Free Response Question #1 of 2008 AP Psychology Exam included a section where students were asked to "summarize one main idea or finding" from Mary Ainsworth's studies on attachment.

Students were then asked to "provide a specific example of actions the Smith-Garcias (a fictitious set of parents) might take to raise their child to produce positive outcomes" in the area of self-reliance using Ainsworth's theories.

A number of good video clips exist showing various aspects of Ainsworth's research and demonstrate her "strange situation" study. Wherever possible, I've included multiple sites where the clips can be found.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTsewNrHUHU
http://vodpod.com/watch/1856913-the-strange-situation-mary-ainsworth
http://www.psychexchange.co.uk/videos/view/20206/


http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3634664472704568591#
http://www.psychexchange.co.uk/videos/view/20042/

http://www.psychology.sunysb.edu/attachment/

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Video Clips on Harlow's Monkeys

There are a number of online video clips of Harry Harlow's attachment studies with rhesus monkeys. Wherever possible, I've included non-YouTube links for those of you who have the service blocked by your school's firewall.

Please be aware, there are many other video clips of these experiments available online. I have tried to pick ones which feature both Harlow and actual footage of the monkey subjects. Please fee free to leave other links in the comments section below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLrBrk9DXVk
http://vodpod.com/watch/2638926-harry-harlow-rhesus-monkeys-development

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fg9QCeA4FJs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsA5Sec6dAI
http://video.aol.co.uk/video-detail/harry-harlow-will-it-be-food-or-security/3443433192

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