Schaffer And Emerson

Question 1

How many infants were studied? And how old were they?

Answer 1

60 5-23 week old infants

Question 2

The mothers were visited every __ weeks and asked how the infants responded to everyday situations

Answer 2

4 weeks

Question 3

What were the 4 stages of development identified?

Answer 3

1- Indiscriminate Attachments (0-2 months)

2- The Beginnings of Attachment (around 4 months)

3- Discriminate Attachments (by 7 months)

4- Multiple Attachments

Question 4

Give three evaluation points for this study

Answer 4

E.g. mothers may have given socially desirable answers

High ecological validity

Biased sample (all working class)