When put on the floor to play, baby Elaine cries as if she wants to be held. When her mother picks her up, though, Elaine pushes away with both arms and turns her head away. Mary Ainsworth would say that Elaine is:
A) securely attached.
B) insecure avoidant.
C) insecure resistant.
D) insecure organized.

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Elaine's behavior of wanting to be held but then pushing away and turning her head suggests ambivalence and resistance, which is characteristic of insecure resistant attachment.

When Put on the Floor to Play, Baby Elaine Cries