Schaffers Stages Of Attachment

Question 1

How many stages of attachment are there

Answer 1

4

Question 2

Who created and studied the stages of attachment

Answer 2

Schaffer and Emerson

Question 3

What are the 4 stages called

Answer 3

Asocial, indiscriminate attachment, specific attachment and specific attachment

Question 4

What is the age of the asocial stage

Answer 4

The first few weeks of the baby’s life

Question 5

What are some descriptions of the Asocial Stage

Answer 5

.humans and inanimate objects are fairly similar
. preference of similar people
.humans > alone
.faces > no faces
.smile at anyone

Question 6

What are the descriptions of the 2nd stage Indiscriminate attachment

Answer 6

.2-7 months babies start to display more obvious and observable social behaviours
.Shows clear preference for being with other humans rather than inanimate objects
.they can recognise and prefer company of certain familiar people
.don’t show separation or stranger anxiety

Question 7

What are the descriptions of

Question 8

What are the descriptions of stage 3 specific attachment

Answer 8

.from 7 months
.starts to display classic signs of attachment towards one particular person
.stranger anxiety
.separation anxiety
.primary attachment figure (the person they have a single attachment to)
.PAF is the one who offers the most interaction and responds to the baby’s signals

Question 9

Who is usually the primary attachment figure and what is the percentage

Answer 9

65% of the case it’s the mother

Question 10

What are some description of the 4th stage multiple attachments

Answer 10

.shortly after babies start to show attachment behaviour to one person, they start to extend this behaviour to others (multiple attachment)
.these are called secondary attachments (other people they develop an attachment with)
.by the age of 1, most babes have developed multiple attachments

Question 11

What percentage did Schaffer and Emerson observe that formed secondary attachment within a month of forming a primary attachment?

Answer 11

29%

Question 12

What was the procedure of schaffers and Emerson’s study

Answer 12

The researchers asked the mothers questions about the kind of protests their babies showed in 7 everyday separation and this was to measure the babies separation. The researchers came when they were 1 and again at 18minths

Question 13

What were the findings of schaffers and Emerson’s research

Answer 13

They identified 4 distinct stages in the development of infant attachment behaviour

Question 14

What was the strength (with counterpoint) of schaffers stages of attachment

Answer 14

The research and good external validity due to the mothers doing the observations rather than the researchers and this means that the babies wouldn’t feel anxious with unfamiliar people and would act naturally

Question 15

What is the counterpoint of the strength of good external validity

Answer 15

The mothers could be biased, leave out information or lie and this means there may not be an accurate record of their changes and behaviour

Question 16

What is a limitation of schaffers stages of attachment

Answer 16

There is a lack of evidence for the Asocial stage and this is because babies have poor coordination and are fairly immobile so if a baby is feeling anxiety it could be hard to identify. This could mean that babies could be quite social but due to flawed factors they may appear to be Asocial

Question 17

What is the strength (without counterpoint) of schaffers stages of attachment

Answer 17

They have practical applications due to daycares using the stages of attachment as a way to understand how to handle and deal with situations of certain ages and this allows them to plan their activities accordingly