In the context of the experiments conducted by Mary Ainsworth,the _____ attachment style describes an infant who exhibits distress at his mother's departure in the strange situation,but who is easily soothed on her return.
A)secure
B)avoidant
C)ambivalent
D)disorganized

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The secure attachment style describes an infant who is distressed when his mother departs in the strange situation but is easily soothed on her return. The avoidant attachment style describes an infant who avoids or ignores his mother in the strange situation. The ambivalent attachment style describes an infant who is clingy and overly dependent on his mother and becomes extremely upset when she departs in the strange situation. The disorganized attachment style describes an infant who exhibits no consistent pattern of behavior in the strange situation.

In the Context of the Experiments Conducted by Mary Ainsworth,the