Mrs Lanzack (Attachment)

Question 1

Schaffer and _______________ assessed whether babies displayed _________________ _____________ by observing the babies’ behaviour when they were taken away from their caregivers.

Schaffer and ______________ assessed whether babies displayed _____________ ___________ by observing the babies’ behaviour when they were in the presence of strangers.
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Study supported the existence of the 4 stages of attachment

Answer 1

Emerson, separation anxiety
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Emerson, stranger anxiety

Question 2

Strongest Attachment was when caregiver was sensitive to babiy’s needs. This is called?

Answer 2

Sensitive Responsiveness

Question 3

Schaffer and Emerson conducted a _________________ study, using a ________________ observation. They followed 60 babies and their families from birth to __ months.
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Babies were observed in the presence of strangers to assess ______________ ______________, and when their caregivers were removed to assess _________________ ___________________.

Answer 3

longitudinal, naturalistic
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stranger anxiety
separation anxiety

Question 4

Schaffer and Emerson found…
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Strength: The study was a _________________ observation, BC as they were observed when doing their casual routine
However this experiment may be prone to ______________ bias for example?

Answer 4

1) Evidence for the four stages of attachment.
2) 87% of babies formed attachments with two or more caregivers.
3) Babies formed stronger attachments if caregivers displayed high sensitive responsiveness.
4) Naturalistic
5) observer, The tendency for researchers to see what they expect when conducting observations.