While little Mandy is playing her mother leaves the room for a few minutes. When her mother returns, Mandy hardly noticed that she had been gone. Ainsworth and her colleagues would probably label Mandy as being attached.

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Mandy's lack of response to her mother's absence suggests an avoidant attachment, where the child shows little distress when the caregiver leaves and avoids them upon return.

While Little Mandy Is Playing Her Mother Leaves the Room