Attachment: Shaffers stages of attachment

Question 1

What are the four stages of attachment?

Answer 1

Asocial, Indiscriminate, Specfic, Multiple

Question 2

What is asocial?

Answer 2

-No response difference between humans and objects.
-0-2 weeks

Question 3

What is indiscriminate?

Answer 3

-preference for people
-no stranger anxiety
-2-6 months

Question 4

What is specfic?

Answer 4

-one primary attachment
-7 months

Question 5

What is multiple?

Answer 5

-more than one attachment
-8+ months

Question 6

What was the sample of shaffers study?

Answer 6

-longitudinal study
-60 Glaswegian babies
-visited every month up until 12 months then again at 18 months

Question 7

What was the procedure of shaffers study?

Answer 7

-observed at home by mothers
-recorded separation distress
-recorded stranger anxiety

Question 8

What is a strength to shaffers stages of attachment study?

Answer 8

-no demand characteristics (babies cannot guess the aim of the study)
-high validity

Question 9

What are the negatives to shaffers stages of attachment study ?

Answer 9

-can’t be generalised as done on Glaswegian babies
-behaviour observed by mother so parental bias