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 seems fearful when mom was present and is highly distressed when she left. According to Ainsworth, this child is

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The child's fearfulness when the mother is present and high distress when she leaves suggests an anxious-resistant attachment, where the child is wary of strangers and becomes very upset when the caregiver departs.

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