attachment: schaffers stages of attachment

Question 1

what are the stages of attachment

Answer 1

asocial, indiscriminate, specific, and multiple

Question 2

describe the stages

Answer 2

Asocial - 1st few weeks alive, the behaviour observed between humans and objects was similar - not entirely as they showed signs of preference to humans + familiar people
Indiscriminate - 2 - 7 months show more obvious social bahiours, prefer company of familiar people, accept cuddles from anyone, dont show anxiety
Specific - 7 months shows signs of attachment to one specific person, stranger anxiety + seperations
anxiety kicks in, primary attachment figure - mother in 65%
Multiple - extend behaviours from specific to multiple attachments to other people secondary attachments

Question 3

evaluate

Answer 3

good external validity
observations made by parents during ordinary activities
behaved naturally

counterpoint