Schaffer And Emerson Flashcards
What type of study was Schaffer and Emerson’s
Longitudinal study
Who were the sample of Schaffer and Emerson’s study
60 working class Glaswegian infants and their mothers
How was attachment measured in Schaffer and Emerson’s study
By measuring stranger anxiety and separation anxiety
How was separation anxiety measured in the study
By leaving the child alone in a room or by asking the mother how the child would react to this
How was stranger anxiety measured in the study
By having the researcher approach the infant at the beginning of the home visit
What were completed to find date in Schaffer and Emerson’s study
Interviews and observations
When would the researchers visit the mother and infants at their home
Once a month for 1 year then once again at 18 months
How many stages of attachment did Schaffer and Emerson identify
4
What were the stages of attachment that Schaffer and Emerson identified
Asocial
Indiscriminate
Specific
Multiple
When is an asocial attachment formed
First few weeks of life
An asocial attachment is characterised by behaving how towards both inanimate objects and adults
INDIFFERENT
When does an Indiscriminate attachment form
Between 2-7 months of life
What is shown in an indifferent attachment
A preference to human adult over objects
What is still not present during an indiscriminate attachment
Separation and stranger anxiety
When does a specific attachment occur
Shortly after 7 months
In 65% of cases, the first specific attachment was to who
The Mother
Which things begin to form in the specific attachment stage
Attachment, as well as the 2 types of anxiety
When do multiple attachments form
Shortly after a specific attachment is made
What percentage of infants had made multiple attachments shortly after forming a specific attachment
29%
By what time had most infants learnt to have multiple attachments
After 1 year
By which point did 75% of infants form an attachment with their father
At 18 months
