Ainsworth's experimental procedure in which the attachment of an infant to the parent is observed after the parent has left the infant with a stranger, and has then returned.

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The "strange situation" is an experimental procedure developed by psychologist Mary Ainsworth in the 1970s to assess the nature of attachment between infants and their caregivers. It involves observing the reactions of a child when a caregiver leaves them alone with a stranger and then returns.

Ainsworth's Experimental Procedure in Which the Attachment of an Infant