<P> The' Strange Situation' is a laboratory procedure used to assess infants' pattern of attachment to their caregiver by introducing an unexpected threat, two brief separations from the mother followed by reunion . In the procedure, the mother and infant are placed in an unfamiliar playroom equipped with toys while a researcher films the procedure through a one - way mirror . The procedure consists of eight sequential episodes in which the infant experiences both separation from and reunion with the mother as well as the presence of an unfamiliar person (the Stranger). The protocol is conducted in the following format unless modifications are otherwise noted by a particular researcher: </P> <Ul> <Li> Episode 1: Mother (or other familiar caregiver), Baby, Experimenter (30 seconds) </Li> <Li> Episode 2: Mother, Baby (3 mins) </Li> <Li> Episode 3: Mother, Baby, Stranger (3 mins) </Li> <Li> Episode 4: Stranger, Baby (3 mins or less) </Li> <Li> Episode 5: Mother, Baby (3 mins) </Li> <Li> Episode 6: Baby Alone (3 mins or less) </Li> <Li> Episode 7: Stranger, Baby (3 mins or less) </Li> <Li> Episode 8: Mother, Baby (3 mins) </Li> </Ul> <Li> Episode 1: Mother (or other familiar caregiver), Baby, Experimenter (30 seconds) </Li> <Li> Episode 2: Mother, Baby (3 mins) </Li>

Which of the following is a characteristic of dismissive individuals