Stages Of Attachment

Question 1

Schaffers study

Answer 1

60 babies from Glasgow
Longitudinal study forb18 months and would do monthly visits
Would have parents keep diary
Would look for separation anxiety, stranger anxiety and how many times the baby looked at the caregiver

Question 2

Parents who were sensitive to the babies signals

Answer 2

Formed attachments

Question 3

Those whobwould spend less time with the child but would respond quickly to their needs

Answer 3

Formed attachments

Question 4

Those who responded quickly and spent a lot of time

Answer 4

Formed intense attachment

Question 5

Those who did little

Answer 5

Had a weak attachment

Question 6

1. Asocial 0-6 weeks

Answer 6

Infant responds to objects and humans similarly

Question 7

2. Indiscriminate attachments 6wks to 6 mths

Answer 7

Can be comforted by anyone
Have developed more response to humans
Can tell dif between dif ppl

Question 8

3. Specific 7 moths +

Answer 8

Infants prefer 1 carer and show stranger and separation anxiety

Question 9

4. Multiple 10 months+

Answer 9

Infant forms multiple attachments and may show separation anxiety for many ppl

Question 10

AO3

Answer 10

• lacks population validity and can’t be generalised as used small sample of 60 all from Glasgow in working class families
• may lack internal validity as it uses self report techniques and the parents may be busy so won’t write everything in detail also due to social desirability bias may tailor their notes to want is more socialy desirable so can’t be completely trusted