schaffer and emerson study AO3

Question 1

STRENGTH LONGITUDINAL STUDY

Answer 1

P: Longitudinal study

E: 0

Question 2

criticism : biased

Answer 2

point : study was bias
Explain: all working class families, same city,over 60 years ago, does not generalise well to other historical (temporal validity) and social contexts(lack of pop. validity) may be different ion the real world now

COUNTERARGUMENT: large sample size for the study gathered loads of data so as some generalisability/pop. validity to tell us how attachment forms and when

Question 3

limitation: mothers report on infants

Answer 3

Point: based on mothers report on infants

Explain: bias, want to be seen as ‘good mothers’ so can report differently, less sensitive to infants protests

END: Lack of internal validity so may not tell us how and when attachments develop

Counterargument: observations were done by the parents may be better because its more likely to be natural so good ecological validity and can tell us about development attachments

Question 4

difficulty: inflexible

Answer 4

Point: Theories such that development is inflexible

Explain: in some other cultures multiple attachments come first

END: so ppl may see these families as abnormal
Counterargument: tells us how attachment develops in other cultures and situations outside of Schaffer and Emerson