schaffer And Emersons Stages Of Attachment

Question 1

What is the asocial stage?

Answer 1

0-6 weeks
- baby responds to both humans and objects similarly

Question 2

Indiscriminate attachment

Answer 2

(6 weeks - 6 months)
- prefer humans over objects
- no stranger anxiety
- attachment behaviour not targeted

Question 3

Specific attachment

Answer 3

• 7 + months
  -infant forms primary attachment to the person who responds most sensitively
• shows separation and stranger anxiety

Question 4

Multiple attachment

Answer 4

• form secondary attachment w/ other caregivers

Question 5

What was the procedure of their study?

Answer 5

60 babies from Glasgow, identified stages through interviews from birth to 33 months

Question 6

Does the study have ecological validity?

Answer 6

Yes, it was conducted in real life homes using naturalistic observations. Increases external validity

Question 7

Is there any practical applications to Schaffer and Emerson’s stages?

Answer 7

Yes it helps professionals understand typical development and identify if a child is normally developing an attachment

Question 8

What’s the difficulty about understanding the asocial stage?

Answer 8

It’s hard to observe and understand behaviour

Question 9

Why is the sample biased?

Answer 9

All working class families
All from Glasgow
Limits population and temporal validity

Question 11

Multiple attachment may develop earlier…

Answer 11

Collectivist culture norm is that you form multiple attachments early on —> supported by van ijeezenndorm and kroonenburg