The Q-sort approach to determining attachment style
A) determined an attachment quotient for children instead of categorizing them into groups.
B) categorized infant attachment styles according to the age of the child.
C) categorized attachment styles according to the frequency of behaviours.
D) categorized attachment style by gender and degrees of security.

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The Q-sort approach to determining attachment style involves categorizing attachment styles based on the frequency of behaviors. The child's caregiver completes a series of statements about the child's behaviors, and then sorts them in order of how well they describe the child. This creates a "portrait" of the child's typical behaviors, and from this the attachment style can be determined. This method does not categorize children based on age, gender, or degrees of security.

The Q-Sort Approach to Determining Attachment Style