Stages of Attachment AO1

Question 1

Stage 1 - Asocial Stage

Answer 1

-behaviour towards humans and inanimate objects are similar
-show preference towards familiar people

Question 2

Stage 2 - Indscriminate Attachment

Answer 2

-2-7 months begin displaying obvious social behaviours
-accept comfort from anyone
-no separation anxiety

Question 3

Stage 3 - Specific Attachment

Answer 3

-attachment to one person
-stranger anxiety when af is absent
-primary attachment- 65% mother

Question 4

Stage 4 - Multiple Attachment

Answer 4

-after first attachment, start to extend behaviour with other people-secondary attachments

Question 5

Schafer and Emerson’s research

Answer 5

Procedure- study involved 60 babies from Glasgow
Researchers visited every month for 1 year and at 18 months
-researchers asked about protests shown in seven everyday separations
-was designed to measure babies attachment
-research assessed stranger anxiety
Findings- identified four stages in development of infant behaviour