__________ pioneered the use of a procedure called the "strange situation" in studying the mother-child interactions in the home during the infant's first year.
A) Harry Harlow
B) Jerome Kagan
C) Alexander Thomas
D) Mary Ainsworth

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Mary Ainsworth pioneered the use of the "strange situation" procedure to study the attachment style between a mother and child. This procedure involves observing the infant's behavior in a series of separations and reunions with the mother in a structured laboratory setting. Ainsworth's work on attachment theory has had a significant influence on developmental psychology and parenting practices.

__________ Pioneered the Use of a Procedure Called the "Strange