Ainsworth, Blehar, Waters, and Wall (1978) describe attachment figures as a 'secure base' that infants use to explore their social world, noting that the more assured an infant is in the availability of their attachment figure during stress, the more likely they are to interact with others and their environment.

Authors

• Person: Not available Organization: Simply Psychology
  Attachment Theory In Psychology Explained

Sources

• Attachment Theory In Psychology Explained www.simplypsychology.org Simply Psychology via serper

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