At the mall, you notice a mother with her one-year-old child. A man sits down beside her and mom has to leave to make a phone call. The child is distressed when she leaves, calmed when she returns. According to Ainsworth, this child is

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The child's behavior of being distressed when the mother leaves and calmed when she returns is indicative of a securely attached child, according to Ainsworth's attachment theory.

At the Mall, You Notice a Mother with Her One-Year-Old