Stages Of Attachment / Multiple Attachments Flashcards
What are three AO3 points to evaluate schaffer and emersons research into stages and multiple att?
- high eco val
- social desirability bias
- culture bias
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(high eco val)
strength - high eco val
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as family was obsv in their own homes during normal activity e.g. parent leaving room
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this makes findings easier to gen to rl examples of att as infants bhv is likely to be representative of everyday int
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therefore inc ext val of research
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(social desirability bias)
However research could be prone to social desirability bias
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as mother could have lied about childs bhv in interviews used to gather info to present parenting in best possible light
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e.g. may say child is distressed when they leave the room even if theyre not
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therefore reduces int val of findings as stages of att may not be accurately measured
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(culture bias)
Moreover, research can also be criticised for being culture bias as sample was all from glasgow
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this makes it difficult to gen findings to other cultures
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e.g. research from families in non - western cultures that often work together to look after a child, show infants can form multiple att w out forming specific att first
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therefore limiting ext val of research as the formation of att may differ bw cultures
