Attachment measures in children

1.Mother and baby enter room. 2.Mother sits quietly on a chair, responding if the infant seeks attention. 3.A stranger enters, talks to the mother then gradually approaches infant with a toy. The mother leaves the room. 4.The stranger leaves the infant playing unless he/she is inactive and then tries to interest the infant in toys. If the infant becomes distressed this episode is ended. 5.Mother enters and waits to see how the infant greets her. The stranger leaves quietly and the mother waits until the baby settles, and then she leaves again. 6.The infant is alone. This episode is curtailed if the infant appears to be distressed. 7.The stranger comes back and repeats episode 3. 8.The mother returns and the stranger goes. Reunion behavior is noted and then the situation is ended.