In Ainsworth et al.'s 1978)study of attachment formation,some mothers were less responsive to their babies' signals than others.One group of mothers seemed to be reluctant to hold their babies,showed less warmth and affection than other mothers,and were more rejecting and angry.When their babies were tested in the strange situation test,the children tended to fit which category of attachment?

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The behavior of the mothers described in the question is characteristic of avoidant attachment. Children with avoidant attachment tend to show little distress when the mother leaves and do not seek contact when she returns. This is consistent with the less warm, less responsive, and more rejecting behavior of the mothers in the study. Securely attached children look to the mother for comfort when distressed and become upset when she leaves. Anxious-ambivalent children become very upset when the mother leaves and have difficulty being comforted upon her return. Disorganized/disoriented attachment occurs when the child shows inconsistent, confused, or contradictory responses to the caregiver.

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