Schaffers Stages Of Attachment

Question 1

What are the four stages of attachment

Answer 1

Asocial
Indiscriminate attachment
Specific attachment
Multiple attachments

Question 2

What is the asocial stage

Answer 2

First few weeks, same response to humans and objects

Question 3

What is the indiscriminate attachment stage

Answer 3

2-7 months preference for familiar people no separation anxiety

Question 4

What is the specific attachment stage

Answer 4

Stranger and separation anxiety in regard to one particular adult= primary attachment (65% mother)

Question 5

What is the multiple attachment stage of attachment

Answer 5

Soon after attachment behaviour directed towards more than one adult (Secondary attachment)

Question 6

What was Schaffer and Emerson’s procedure

Answer 6

Mothers of 60 working class Glasgow babies reported monthly on separation and stranger anxiety

Question 7

What was Schaffer’s and Emerson’s findings

Answer 7

Babies attachment behaviour progressed as detailed in the 4 stages

Question 8

How did Schaffer and Emerson’s have good external validity

Answer 8

Mother’s did the observation so babies weren’t stressed by being observed

However what they recorded may not of been accurate

Question 9

How was there poor evidence for the asocial stage

Answer 9

Babies have poor co-ordination so just may seem asocial

Question 10

How does the Glasgow babies study have good real world application

Answer 10

People can now see where the optimal time is to put their children in day care there is no harm in starting them in asocial or indiscriminate stage