stages of attachment

Question 1

what are the stages of attachment

Answer 1

Asocial
Indiscriminate
Specific
Multiple

Question 2

Details of Asocial stage

Answer 2

behaviour towards human and inanimobkects are similar but babies show signs they prefer to be with people

Question 3

Details of indiscriminate stage

Answer 3

show clear preference to being with humans over objects, they recognise and prefer company from familiar people. usually accept affection from any person
— don’t show seperation anxiety or stranger anxiety

Question 4

Details of specific stage

Answer 4

show anxiety towards strangers, especially when main attachment figure isn’t present (separation anxiety)
— baby has now formed a specific attachment to their primary attachment figure

Question 5

Details of multiple stage

Answer 5

babies extend their behaviour towards multiple attachment with regular people in their lives
- these are secondary attachments

Question 6

Schaffer and Emerson procedure for research into stages of attachment

Answer 6

• 60 babies, 31 male and 29 female.
  — all were from glasgow from skilled families, researchers visited babies and mothers in their own home from 1st year to 18 months.
  — researchers asked mothers questions about kinds of protests babies showed in seven everyday separations
• measures babies attachment

Question 7

Schaffer and Emerson findings

Answer 7

stages of attachement

Question 8

A03 of schaffer and emerson’s research

Answer 8

lacks population validity- babies are only from glasgow
babies can’t consent- unethical

Question 9

A03 of schaffer and emerson’s research

Answer 9

lacks population validity- babies are only from glasgow
babies can’t consent- unethical

Question 10

Evaluation of stages of attachment

Answer 10

Research to support: John Bowlby- babies can only develop multiple attachments after they’ve formed a single main attachment ( proves specific attachment)
Van Ljzendoorn believes babies formed multiple attachments immediately

Question 11

Evaluating the research into stages of attachment

Answer 11

— lacks population validity- sample is 60 babies from glasgow so findings can’t be generalised
— main issue with study is temporal validity as study was done in 1960s and family dynamics have changed since then so results can’t be applied to modern day
— Real life application- can help plan when they best time for a child to enter daycare is (after specific)