Schaffers evaluation

Question 1

What validity does Schaffers study have? (strength)

Answer 1

• Good external validity
• Babies behaved naturally as mothers observed the babies behaviours
• Better than the researchers as babies may of had more anxiety or distracted them.

Question 2

Counterpoint to the validity

Answer 2

Behaviour may not of been recorded accurately due to mothers being biased or misremembering what they observed.

Question 3

Real-world application

Answer 3

• Suggests that babies can be comforted by any skilled adult in asocial and indiscriminate attachment stages.
• People should choose to take babies to day care during this time as they don’t have an attachment so no separation anxiety.