Schaffer's Stages of Attachment Flashcards
2 features of asocial stage
babies respond to humans and inanimate objects similarly
don’t distinguish between people
why do S and E believe the asocial stage is not entirely asocial
babies show preference for familiar people and are more comforted by them than strangers
main feature of indiscriminate stage
infants can distinguish between people and objects and show sociability towards people over objects
what makes the indiscriminate stage “indiscriminate”?
babies usually accept contact, and display interactional synchrony and reciprocity, with anyone
what age is the indiscriminate attachment stage?
2-7 months
what age is the asocial stage?
birth-2 months
specific attachment stage
babies display signs of attachment with one specific person –> their “primary attachment figure”
do babies in stage 3 display separation and stranger anxiety
yes, stranger anxiety especially when p.fig. absent
what is the primary attachment figure?
the person who offers the most interaction and responds most to baby’s signals with the most skill –> mother 65% of the time
what age is the indiscriminate attachment stage?
7-12 months
multiple attachment stage
babies extend attachment behaviours to multiple attachments with other people they spend time with –> secondary attachments
what age is the multiple attachment stage?
shortly after stage 3 (around 12 months in most babies)
Schaffer’s stages evaluation
Schaffer’s mobile daycare for general external mothers
